Total body paralysis with only head movement may be caused by cervical spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular disease, hypokalemia and so on.
1. Cervical spinal cord injury: total body paralysis with only head movement may be caused by severe cervical spinal cord injury, cervical spinal cord injury will cause paralysis of the muscles below the neck, and it will take a long time to recover from spinal cord injury.
2. Cerebrovascular disease: such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, etc., patients due to cerebrovascular disease attack, the brain tissue that governs the movement of the limbs is damaged, which can lead to severe symptoms of quadriplegia.
3. Hypokalemia: paralysis of the whole body, only the head can move may be caused by hypokalemia, mainly due to the loss of total potassium in the patient’s body, which affects the skeletal muscles, leading to muscle weakness and paralysis of the whole body.
There are many reasons that lead to general paralysis and only the head can move, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time, clarify the cause of the disease, and carry out the corresponding treatment and treatment to avoid delaying the time of treatment.