1.   A harrowing account of his symptoms and pathologies follows, from temporarily paralyzed lower legs to a horrifying encounter with post-herpetic neuralgia.

2.   His sickness plunged him into a coma, from which he emerged after two weeks with paralyzed legs and damaged eyesight.

3.   Patients are slung in harnesses over treadmills, and therapists or automated equipment move the paralyzed legs in natural stepping movements.

4.   Several studies are under way in an effort to confirm the findings and test the theory that paralyzed legs can also be restored.

5.   A pink blanket covered her paralyzed legs.