Paraplegia, Hemiplegia, and Quadriplegia

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• Spinal Cord Injury and Sensory Information Processing

  Injuries in this region (T1-T12) usually affect the chest and the legs and result in paraplegia.

• Lumbar Puncture Between L3 and L4 Vertebrae

  If the cord or the roots are damaged, this can carry serious complications to the condition of the patient such as weakness, loss of sensation, or paraplegia (complete numbness in body parts).

• Brain Stem

  Damage to the nucleus causes the medial medullary syndrome with "lower motor neuron paralysis of the ipsilateral half of the tongue and contralateral (upper motor neuron) hemiplegia" (D'Alessandro, 2010, Plate 17.330 Medulla Oblongata: Nerve XII rootlets

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  Case B: 22 y/o male with C4 quadriplegia admitted with sudden onset of SOB and diaphoresis after one week of low grade temp.

• Spinal Cord Patient Transection

  For this reason, trauma to the lumbar and thoracic regions generally results in paraplegia (http://www.mona.uwi.edu/fpas/courses/physiology/neurophysiology/DescendingPathways.htm) (http://calder.med.miami.edu/providers/MEDICINE/parap.html).

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  quadriplegia.

• spinal cord injuries

  People with paraplegia and quadriplegia are susceptible to pressure sores because they can't move easily on their own. Places that support weight when someone is seated or recumbent are vulnerable areas.

• Neuroanatomy - Cranial Nerve Pathologies

  (area of CNS and side) This sounds like Weber's syndrome: an oculomotor nerve palsy along with contralateral hemiparesis or hemiplegia. This is caused by a midbrain infarction due to occlusion of branches of the basilar artery.

• Perceptions of Disability

  grandchild tremendously, impacting self-image already decidedly seen as different due to the child's paraplegia.