Paralysis

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Immobility due to nerve damage. Vocal fold paralysis may be unilateral or bilateral and is typically the result of damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve due to injury, infection, pressure or inflammation. Stroke and neurological diseases may also contribute to vocal fold paralysis.[1]

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