ANSWER: When we are in dream sleep (also called REM sleep), the body’s muscles are essentially turned “off” by the brain. If you are dreaming you are running, you don’t want to actually be running in ...

The patient underwent extensive workup. All laboratory testing including CBC, CMP and Lyme titers were within normal limits. Neurology was consulted given the concern of possible Guillan-Barre ...

LEFT vocal-cord paralysis is frequently observed in various forms of intrathoracic disease, such as aortic aneurysm, mediastinal tumors, pleuritic thickening and pulmonary tuberculosis.

Shaunta-Maé Alexander is running her first half marathon, Sunday’s United Airlines NYC Half, after overcoming a lifetime of health problems, including paralysis and Crohn’s disease.

Heretofore, what was effective therapy for one type of periodic paralysis has aggravated the other type. From the Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and ...