Quadriplegia is a medical condition caused by trauma to the cervical spinal cord in the neck, vertebrae levels C 1 through C 8. It results in either total or partial paralysis in all four limbs (arms and legs).
a person paralyzed in both arms and both legs ("quad" means four) It can also be a person that is paralyzed from the neck down.
Complete paralysis of the body from the neck
down.
Quadriplegia is when you are unable to move all four limbs. The other term for quadriplegia is tetraplegia. This can happen as a result of a disease process or accidental injury.
Paralysis from the neck down is usually cased by a broken spinal cord.
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.
quadriplegia, affecting all four limbs and the trunk
quadriplegia
Quadriplegia
Of course, it can!
Quadriplegia or 4-limb paralysis
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).
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).
Quadriplegia
yes.
It is called quadriplegia.