Quadriplegia

Joseph C. Masdeu

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.01174-X

Quadriplegia

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Quadriplegia is a clinical sign consisting of the complete loss of motor power in all four extremities. It is most often due to pathology of the central or peripheral nervous system or muscle disease; very seldom it is psychogenic. High spinal cord lesions, multiple peripheral nerve involvement as in the Guillain-Barré syndrome, or widespread muscle dysfunction as in hypokalemic periodic paralysis can lead to quadriplegia. Treatment depends on the etiology.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	1022
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123851574
ISBN (Print)	9780123851581
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.01174-X
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

Keywords

Muscle
Nerve
Spinal cord
Weakness

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Medicine(all)

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