Paraplegia (spinal cord injury)
Both paraplegia and quadriplegia are conditions which result from injury or trauma to the spinal cord. The spinal cord runs through the centre of the bony spine.
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Paraplegia, Spinal
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Definition of medical terminology for Paraplegia, Spinal.
Diseases that cause paraplegia or quadriplegia include spinal tuberculosis, syphilis, spinal tumors, multiple sclerosis, and poliomyelitis.
Paraplegia is often caused by an injury to the spinal cord, such as those resulting from a motor vehicle or motorcycle accident, gunshot wounds, and falls.
Spastic paraplegia type 11 is part of a group of genetic disorders known as hereditary spastic paraplegias.
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), also called familial spastic paraparesis (FSP), refers to a group of inherited disorders that are characterized by progressive weakness and spasticity (stiffness) of the legs.
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a varied group of disorders, all primarily involving subtly progressing lower extremity muscle weakness and spasticity, or increased muscle reflexes.
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Paraplegia refers to the legs (quadriplegia refers to both the arms and legs). In hereditary spastic paraplegia there is an insidiously progressive condition characterized by weakness beginning in the feet and lower legs.
Autosomal recessive complex spastic paraplegia
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Paraplegia
Paraplegiai nvolves a loss of sensation and movement in the legs and in part or all of the trunk. This varies according to the level of the injury. Generally, the lower the injury, the less the loss of movement and sensation.
Paraplegia
Causes
Injury to the nervous system is the most common cause of paraplegia. Common injuries and other causes include: ...
paraplegia
pr plid noun paralysis which affects the lower part of the body and the legs usually caused by an injury ...
paraplegic ...
paraplegia (para means two like parts) - involves loss of movement and sensation in the lower half of the body (right and left legs). It usually occurs as a result of injuries at T1 or below.
Paraplegia - Loss of function in the lower body and extremities below the cervical section of the spine
Percussion - Forcefully tapping areas of the chest to dislodge and mobilize secretions.
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Paraplegia'paralysis of both legs or both arms
Quadriplegia (sometimes called tetraplegia)'paralysis of both legs and both arms
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Paraplegia
Length of disability will be determined by the cause (acute spinal cord injury, spinal cord lesions, other underlying disease, genetic cause), whether function is restored following spinal decompression and stabilization, ...
Paraplegia is a term applied to paralysis of the lower extremities; there are many causes, but in the great majority of instances it arises from a local or general disease or injury of the spinal cord.
Paraplegia
Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord. [Heritage]
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paraplegia - loss of movement and sensation in both legs.
patella - kneecap.
patellar tendonitis - inflammatory condition of the patellar ligament, usually due to overuse.
PARAPLEGIA"Alternate Compress or Fan Douche to spine and legs, massage.
SENSORY PARALYSIS"Alternate Spray Douche; Alternate Sponging; Alternate Compress; Percussion Douche, twice daily.
Paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower extremities and lower trunk. All parts below the point of the injury to the spinal cord are affected. It may be of sudden onset from injury to the cord or may develop slowly as a result of disease
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Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP): Hereditary spastic paraplegia or HSP is a group of genetic disorders that affects the spinal cord and results in weakness and stiffness of the legs.
paraplegia, progressive muscle weakness, loss of use of arms, wasting of muscle tissue, loss of strength, muscle stiffness, muscle twitching, muscle cramps
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 3 ...
X linked Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
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Strumpell's Familial Paraplegia
Strumpell-Lorrain Familial Spasmodic Paraplegia
Strumpell-Lorraine Syndrome
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Paraplegia see Spinal Injuries
Parkinson's disease
Paroxysmal Extreme Pain disorder
Partial Androgen Insensitivity syndrome see Androgen Insensitivity syndrome
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage see Heart Defects
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spinal paralysis, sometimes called spastic paraplegia, appears from the researches of Charcot and of Erb to be due to a sclerosis of the lateral columns of the cord.
Gore TAG pivotal clinical trial included stroke (4%), paraplegia/paraparesis (3%), peripheral vascular injury (14%), and death (2%).
Thus, when injured people are moved, inappropriate handling can precipitate paraplegia, quadriplegia, or even death from spinal injury.
Whether a person suffers from quadriplegia or paraplegia all depends on the location of the injury and the severity of the injury. The higher up in the spinal cord that an injury occurs, the greater chance a person will have more paralysis.
(this is also sometimes called paraplegia)
spastic quadriplegia ("quad" means four): spastic movements in all four limbs (both arms and legs) ...
Diplegia is also called paraplegia.
spastic quadriplegia ("quad" means four) - spastic movements in all four limbs (arms and legs).
Complete loss of function at this level is called paraplegia. Incomplete loss is called paraparesis. Injuries involving the neck will also affect the arms. Complete loss of function in the arms and below is called quadriplegia.
Fahr syndrome thus involves abnormalities of the neurologic system (cerebral calcification, dementia, spastic paraplegia, athetosis), skull (microcephaly, i.e. an abnormally small head), eyes (glaucoma, optic nerve atrophy, retinitis pigmentosa), ...
If the paralysis affects the lower half of the body and both legs it is called paraplegia. It if affects both arms and legs, it is called quadriplegia. If the paralysis affects the muscles that cause breathing, it is quickly life threatening.
Patients may also be drawn to disabilities such as blindness or paraplegia. Serious research on Body Integrity Identity Disorder began in the late 1990s, when psychologists recognized it as a condition much like Gender Identity Disorder.
Spinal cord compression
Paralysis of the lower body (paraplegia) or of the entire trunk, arms, and legs (quadriplegia)
Changes in sensation below the area of involvement ...
Being unable to move certain parts of your body properly.
Paraplegia
Severe physical disease
Arthritis
Surgery and post operative states
Intensive care
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Of these injuries, half result in paraplegia and half in quadriplegia. The causes of these injuries are:
motor vehicle accidents (44%)
acts of violence (24%)
falls (22%)
sports (8%)
other reasons (2%) ...
For example, many people with paralysis that affects their lower limbs (paraplegia) lead relatively independent and active lives using a wheelchair to carry out their daily activities.
Injury to the middle of the back usually affects the legs (paraplegia).
Injury to the neck can affect the arms, chest, and legs (quadriplegia).
"Axillofemoral bypass graft in a spinal cord injured patient with impending gangrene". The Journal of the American Paraplegia Society 17 (4): 171-6. PMID 7869060.
^ McKinsey JF (1995). "Extra-anatomic reconstruction". Surg. Clin. North Am.
flaccid Weak, lax, soft; applied especially to muscles. ... Is 10 cm flaccid and 15 cm erect normal for a ... Advantge and disadvantge of flaccid paraplegia? ...
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An injury to the upper portion of the spinal cord in the neck can cause quadriplegia-paralysis of both arms and both legs. If the injury to the spinal cord occurs lower in the back it can cause paraplegia-paralysis of both legs only.
Involvement of abdomen may occur with involvement of kidneys, adrenals ovaries, and lymph nodes. Lesion in spinal cord may cause paraplegia. Bilateral tumors of breast may occur in young adult women.
Loss of bowel control
Loss of sensation
Loss of sexual functioning (male impotence)
Muscle spasticity
Pain
Paralysis of breathing muscles
Paralysis (paraplegia, quadriplegia)
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Hemiplegia is applied to paralysis affecting one part of the face along with the corresponding arm and leg.Diplegia means total paralysis.Monoplegia is the paralysis of single limb.Paraplegia means paralysis of both sides.
cord causes permanent disability or loss of movement (paralysis) and sensation below the site of the injury. Paralysis can involve all four extremities, a condition called quadriplegia or tetraplegia, or only the lower body, resulting in paraplegia.
often requires mechanical breathing assistance, as with a ventilator, as the chest muscles may also be weakened. An injury to a lower part of the spinal cord that causes paralysis and loss of function in the legs and lower body is called paraplegia.
Several vertebrae may be fused together or the bones may not form properly. This type of kyphosis may worsen as the child grows. After trauma and infection, congenital kyphosis is the next most common cause of paralysis of the lower body (paraplegia).
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