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quadriplegia
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quadriplegia: see paraplegia paraplegia , paralysis of the lower part of the body, commonly affecting both legs and often internal organs below the waist. When both legs and arms are affected, the condition is called quadriplegia.
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quadriplegia
Pathol paralysis of all four limbs, usually as the result of injury to the spine

quadriplegia [‚kwä·drə′plē·jə]
(medicine)
Paralysis affecting the four extremities of the body; may be spastic or flaccid.


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METHOD Participant The participant (Gloria) was 27 years old and in a wheelchair, which she could slowly propel on her own, because of her spastic tetraparesis and hip problems.
During the ensuing 4 days, a rapidly ascending polyradiculoneuropathy resulted in tetraparesis, followed by facial palsy, ophthalmoplegia, and then paralysis of all cranial nerves.
Neurologic reinvestigation (day 34) revealed bilateral ptosis, weak bulbar elevation and abduction to the left, weak head anteflexion, diffuse tetraparesis with proximal predominance, diffuse wasting with distal accentuation, and generally reduced deep tendon reflexes.
 
 
 
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