Ascending paralysis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Ascending paralysis refers to a form of paralysis where the presentation appears in the lower limbs before the upper limbs.

It can be associated with:

• Guillain-Barré syndrome (another name for this condition is “Landry’s ascending paralysis”)
• Tick paralysis^[1]

It can be contrasted to “descending paralysis”, which occurs in conditions such as botulism.

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