Reviewed: one independent reader; copy check clear.
organic paralysis
organic paralysis In this historical source, organic paralysis means paralysis due to a bodily lesion, especially damage to nerves or nerve plexuses, rather than hysterical paralysis.
In this historical source, organic paralysis means paralysis due to a bodily lesion, especially damage to nerves or nerve plexuses, rather than hysterical paralysis. It is described as tending to show sensory loss in irregular areas that follow the known distribution of the affected nerves instead of ending in a neat circular boundary.