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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).
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∙ 14y agoa person paralyzed in both arms and both legs ("quad" means four) It can also be a person that is paralyzed from the neck down.
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∙ 11y agoComplete paralysis of the body from the neck
down.
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∙ 10y agoQuadriplegia 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.
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What is the medical term meaning paralysis from the neck down?
Paralysis from the neck down is usually cased by a broken spinal cord.
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.
What part of the body is paralyzed in quadriplegia?
quadriplegia, affecting all four limbs and the trunk
What condition is caused by a spinal cord injury involving a cervical vertebrae?
quadriplegia
A disease that begins with a q?
Quadriplegia
Can quadriplegia and cerebral aneurysm be related?
Of course, it can!
What is tetrapalegia?
Quadriplegia or 4-limb paralysis
What is the 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 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 is the medical term for paralysis of four extremities?
Quadriplegia
Is quadriplegia possible to a traumatic brain injury patient?
yes.
Paralysis of both arms and both legs is?
It is called quadriplegia.
