Paralysis of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as from a high spinal cord accident or stroke
a medical term for weakness or paralysis in all four limbs. See Spinal Cord Injury in the encyclopedia.
Paralysis of all four extremities and the trunk. Also referred to as tetraplegia.
paralysis or weakness of all four limbs
Also known as tetraplegia. Loss of function in all four limbs due to an injured or diseased spinal cord segment
involvement of all four limbs
Quadriplegia occurs when all four limbs of the body are affected by a spinal cord injury.
Complete paralysis of the body from the neck down.
Complete paralysis of all four limbs.
paralysis from the neck down, including the trunk and both legs and arms. See also paraplegia.
A subtype of cerebral palsy in which all four extremities (arms and legs) are severely involved.
Type of cerebral palsy that affects all four limbs.
Loss of function of any injured or diseased cervical spinal cord segment, affecting all four body limbs. Outside the U.S. the term tetraplegia is used (which is etymologically more accurate, combining tetra + plegia, both from the Greek, rather than quadri + plegia, a Latin/Greek amalgam).
The paralysis of both arms and both legs.
Paralysis of the arms and legs.
Damage to the spinal cord in the lower neck can cause paraylsis of the whole trunk plus arms and legs; all four limbs are affected.
a condition involving complete paralysis of the legs and partial or complete paralysis of the arms.
Due to an accidental spinal cord injury, this condition is associated with paralysis and/or loss of control of both lower and upper limbs. Head movement is usually preserved, but students will usually use a motorized wheelchair and will have difficulty writing.
Paralysis of four limbs: two upper and two lower.
Paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk.
Quadriplegia is the paralysis of all four limbs. (see paraplegia)(empty)
Paralysis of all the four limbs.
Paralysis of all four limbs (from the neck down). British authors often use the prefix "tetra" to mean four, so they may describe a patient as having tetraplegia. [Click Here To Return To List
Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a symptom in which a human experiences paralysis of all four limbs, although not necessarily total paralysis.