Tags: Disease.
Flaccid paralysis /ˈflæksɪd pəˈræləsɪs/ is a clinical manifestation characterized by weakness or paralysis and reduced muscle tone without other obvious cause (e.g. trauma). This abnormal condition may be caused by disease or by trauma affecting the nerves associated with the involved muscles. For example if the somatic nerves to a skeletal muscle are severed then the muscle will exhibit flaccid paralysis. When muscles enter this state they become limp and cannot contract.