2007-01-27 13:06:08 · 13 answers · asked by Jasmine W 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
A quadraplegic is a person who has been paralysed in all four limbs. In some cases they can have partial paralysis in their arms but complete in their legs depending on how high up the spinal cord the damage is. The higher the damage the more paralysis. The nerves from the spine service different muscles at different levels so you can have paralysis in some muscles in the arms and chest but not others. This is also why some quadraplegics need assistance breathing and others dont.
2007-01-27 13:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by alikong 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A quadraplegic is a person with no movement from the neck down. All 4 limbs (hence the quadra) are paralysed
2007-01-27 13:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by JT 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone who has impairment of movement in 4 limbs....
Go rent "Murderball".... Great movie. It really explains it well.
The electrical impulses from the brain to the limbs may be impaired, but there still can be some movement and use of the arms and legs.
2007-01-27 15:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is caused by damage to the brain or to the spinal cord at a high level (e.g. spinal cord injuries secondary to an injury to the cervical spine). The injury causes the victim to lose partial or total use of the arms and legs, depending on where the injury to the spinal cord is located.
I have a friend that is termed a quadrapalgic and is paralyzed frm his chest down so he still has use of his arms and hands.
2007-01-27 14:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by darjeeling_girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Quadraplegic is someone who is parylized from the neck down, and a Paraplegic is parylized from the waist down
2007-01-27 13:10:55 · answer #5 · answered by E Rock 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone with paralysis of all four limbs (arms and legs). People paralysed from the waist down are paraplegic.
2007-01-27 13:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by elf2002 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone who is paralyzed and has no movement in the legs and limited or no movement in the arms. Like Christopher Reeve who fell off a horse.
yes indeed some of them DO have limited movement of their arms, but little or no movement of the fingers.
2007-01-27 13:10:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a symptom in which a human experiences paralysis of all four limbs, although not necessarily total paralysis
2007-01-27 14:34:03 · answer #8 · answered by sknymnie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that a person who can not use their arms or legs. Quad = 4. 2 arms + 2 legs = 4.
2007-01-27 13:10:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a person without the use of legs or arms usually paralyzed from the neck down
2007-01-27 14:11:52 · answer #10 · answered by undercovernudist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋