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quadriplegia occurs after damage to the upper spinal cord at the level of the shoulders or higher (the nerves controlling the arms leave the spine at that level).
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What is the main cause of quadriplegia?
quadriplegia occurs after damage to the upper spinal cord at the level of the shoulders or higher (the nerves controlling the arms leave the spine at that level).
What condition is caused by a spinal cord injury involving a cervical vertebrae?
quadriplegia
What is paralysis of all four limbs called?
Paralysis of four extremities is called quadriplegia or tetraplegia. Quadriplegic or tetraplegic is the correct term for anyone who has paralysis of all four limbs. Quadriparesis is weakness in all four limbs.
A disease that begins with a q?
Quadriplegia
What part of the body is paralyzed in quadriplegia?
quadriplegia, affecting all four limbs and the trunk
What is tetrapalegia?
Quadriplegia or 4-limb paralysis
Can quadriplegia and cerebral aneurysm be related?
Of course, it can!
Can a karate chop on upper back neck cause spine damage?
Yes. it can certainly cause the injury to your spine. Sometimes serious. It may result in quadriplegia. it can kill you at times. Normally is does not cause any such injury, specially when you anticipate the attack.
What is the medical term for paralysis of four extremities?
Quadriplegia
Can fracture to T1 cause quadriplegia?
A fracture at T1 could affect hand function. The nerves that radiate out from between the C7 and T1 vertebra include finger retraction movement.
Paralysis of both arms and both legs is?
It is called quadriplegia.
Is quadriplegia possible to a traumatic brain injury patient?
yes.
