Using 50 as an arbitrary age cut-off is subject to much discussion. Patients who are at high risk for prostate cancer â such as African-American men or those with a strong family history of a father or brother who were diagnosed with prostate cancer prior to age 65 â should begin screening at age 45.SA Testing for Older Men. Prostate cancer is a disease that is associated with a higher incidence amongst the elderly. Autopsy studies show that up to 80% of 80-year-old men are found to have prostate cancer.
Additionally, paralysis from a spinal cord injury may be referred to as: 1  Tetraplegia. Also known as quadriplegia, this means your arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs are all affected by your spinal cord injury. 2  Paraplegia. This paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs.
Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. There is no known cause of Bell's palsy, although it has been associated with herpes simplex infection. Bell's palsy may develop over several days, and may last several months, in the majority of cases recovering spontaneously.