Aphrodite possessed a magic girdle which had the power of inspiring love and desire for those who wore it; hence it was borrowed by Hera when she wished to stimulate the love of Zeus. (Hom. Il. xiv. 214, &c.)
While attending medical school  in the 1970's, Charles Krauthammer was paralyzed when he hit his  head at the bottom of a pool when divi â¦ ng off of the diving board.  He has been confined to a wheelchair since then. He has limited  movement in his arms and hands, but no movement in his legs.
(1)Neurology Department and Cyclotron Research Center, University of LiÃ¨ge, Sart Tilman B30, 4000 Liege, Belgium. The locked-in syndrome (pseudocoma) describes patients who are awake and conscious but selectively deefferented, i.e., have no means of producing speech, limb or facial movements.