Galloping Paralysis
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Galloping paralysis is a form of progressive paralysis with particularly malignant progression, sometimes developing from the onset of the disease but more often as a final phase of agitated paralysis. It is characterized by immense and completely senseless motor agitation, accompanied by catastrophic weight loss and rapid progression to signs of cardiac failure and decline of strength.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Galloping Paralysis, a form of progressive paralysis with particularly malignant progression, sometimes developing from the very beginning of the disease, but more often occurring as a final phase of agitated paralysis. The picture of galloping paralysis is characterized by colossal and completely senseless motor agitation, which is accompanied by catastrophic weight loss and is rather quickly replaced by signs of cardiac failure and decline of strength. Death may occur already within a few weeks after the beginning of agitation (see Progressive Paralysis). Cases of galloping paralysis are comparatively rare.
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“Galloping Paralysis.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/galloping-paralysis/