Presentation
A 52-year-old man with a history of hypertension and previously irradiated head and neck cancer presented with quadriplegia and anarthria sparing the face and sensory functions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
- Disability
How to Prove Spinal Disability Provides information on spinal disability evaluations, functional capacity assessments, ask the doctor, scoliosis, spine information, disability facts and business help. [curlie.org]
BACKGROUND: Quadriplegia is a severe, catastrophic injury that predominantly affects people early in life, resulting in lifelong physical disability. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The same is true of a person who becomes disabled. They adjust to their disability and their definition of quality of life evolves with time. [theatlantic.com]
- Falling
Abstract We report the case of a 84-year-old man, with history of rheumatoid arthritis, admitted the Hospital for a fall and complaining of dysaesthesia and pain located to the cervical spine and arms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Falls. About one in every four spinal cord injuries is caused by a fall. People aged 65 or older are most vulnerable to fall-related spinal injuries, these accidents can be devastating for our seniors. Violence. [nbalawfirm.com]
Falls While falls rank behind vehicular collisions in causing SCIs, according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), “The leading causes of non-fatal TBI in the US occur from falls (35%), motor vehicle injuries (17%), and strikes [spinalcord.com]
(22%) and sports (8%), other (2%) 2/3 of sports injuries are from diving Falls overtake motor vehicles as leading cause after age 45 Acts of violence and sports cause less injuries as age increases Acts of violence have overtaken falls as the second [sci-info-pages.com]
- Weakness
Thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spinal cord injuries may result in paraplegia (weakness or paralysis in the legs) and cause dysfunction of the bladder, bowel, and sexual organs. Read More [britannica.com]
We suggest that any septic patients with unexplained muscle weakness, paralysis, or difficulty in weaning from the ventilator should be evaluated for CIP. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
- Surgical Procedure
The surgical procedure was to transfer the distal insertion of the biceps brachii onto the triceps tendon of both arms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Surgical treatment includes: Dorsal rhizotomy: It is a surgical procedure performed to reduce spasticity and improve the muscle movements. [oaklandortho.com]
The surgical procedures according to the International Classification level can be performed. [en.wikipedia.org]
Medical and Surgical Accidents Medical and surgical procedures always carry a small element of risk to them. [spinalcord.com]
Fortunately, modern medicine has improved the lives of paralyzed patients greatly by offering them rehab and other surgical procedures to regain some of their function. [carefecthomecareservices.com]
- Fever
Mediterranean spotted fever is a rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Contact your healthcare provider if: You have a fever. You have trouble urinating or urinate less than usual. Your abdomen is swollen and firm. You have blood in your urine or bowel movement. [drugs.com]
Cardiovascular
- Hypotension
Intracranial hypotension can be a complication of epidural anaesthesia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Furthermore medication, a special diet (with enough water and salt) and regular exercise therapy should be given to prevent hypotension. [physio-pedia.com]
Musculoskeletal
- Fracture
Factors that may contribute to that determination include mechanism of injury, prior history of neurologic symptoms or injury, and anatomic features that may predispose to further injury such as disc herniation, fracture, or cervical stenosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Given the fact that both facets are dislocated and not fractured, an open anterior reduction has a high probability of success. [spineuniverse.com]
In case of fracture, the bones or discs compress the spinal cord and surgery helps in relieving this pressure and in removing the bone fragments and realigning the bones. [epainassist.com]
- Muscle Weakness
We suggest that any septic patients with unexplained muscle weakness, paralysis, or difficulty in weaning from the ventilator should be evaluated for CIP. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The child may have muscle weakness, poor motor control and stiffness, also called spasticity, of the arms or legs. Muscle stiffness can cause clenched fists and walking with a scissor pattern on tiptoes. [stlouischildrens.org]
Quadriplegia vs Quadriparesis While quadriplegia generally refers to the partial or total loss of use of all four limbs, those with “muscle weakness” suffer from what’s known as quadripareses (AKA tetraparesis). [mycerebralpalsychild.org]
Tetraparesis or quadriparesis, on the other hand, means muscle weakness affecting all four limbs. An impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities is known as Paraplegia. [disabled-world.com]
- Muscle Spasticity
We evaluated the adverse events, walking time and distance, and the difference in muscle spasticity before and after HAL-training using a modified Ashworth scale (mAs). No adverse events were observed that required discontinuation of rehabilitation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
One of a type of quadriplegia is spastic quadriplegia which is a severe form of cerebral palsy. Spastic refers to muscle stiffness. [oaklandortho.com]
[…] quadriparesis Spastic Quadriplegia Spastic Tetraplegia tetraparesis Tetraplegia 四肢不全麻痺 四肢麻痺 弛緩性四肢麻痺 閉じこめ症候群 閉じ込め症候群 痙性四肢不全麻痺 痙性四肢麻痺 概念ツリー: 神経系疾患 nervous system disease 神経症状 neurologic manifestation 麻痺 paralysis 四肢麻痺 quadriplegia 病的状態と徴候・症状 pathological [lsd-project.jp]
- Myopathy
Nerve conduction studies and electromyography demonstrated features supporting an acute myopathy without evidence of neuromuscular junction conduction abnormality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Respiratory muscle and pulmonary function in polymyositis and other proximal myopathies. Thorax. 38, 8: 616–623. doi:10.1136/thx.38.8.616 PMid:6412385 PMCid:459622 Bunten, D.C.; Warner, A.L.; Brunnemann, S.R.; Segal, J.L. (1998). [cafyd.com]
Neurologic
- Monoplegia
[…] of lower limb G83.10 …… affecting unspecified side G83.11 …… affecting right dominant side G83.12 …… affecting left dominant side G83.13 …… affecting right nondominant side G83.14 …… affecting left nondominant side G83.2 Monoplegia of upper limb G83.20 [icd10data.com]
Retrieved April 09th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/quadriplegia Sentences Sentence examples Sentence Examples For instance, affected muscles in one limb is monoplegia, both arms or both legs is diplegia, both limbs on one side of the body [yourdictionary.com]
spastic diplegia affects two limbs (commonly just the legs), spastic hemiplegia affects one or another entire side of the body (left or right); and spastic monoplegia involves a single limb. [en.wikipedia.org]
- Ataxia
CP Spastic Hemiplegia CP Spastic Diplegia CP Spastic Quadriplegia CP Dyskinetic/Dystonic CP Ataxia CP Hypotonia CP Rigidity [icddelhi.org]
Motor difficulty can result from impairment of the spinocerebellar tracts, and the symptoms will be clumsiness and ataxia. Sphincter function is usually affected at a later stage and can be interpreted as sign of poor functional prognosis. [neupsykey.com]
Quadriplegia & Ataxia: Quadriplegia, on the other hand, is what is seen after diffuse anoxic (no O 2 ) brain injury. [pediatric-orthopedics.com]
Urogenital
- Cesarean Section
If the baby is too large for a regular birth through the birth canal, the failure to advise cesarean section procedure is also negligence on part of the doctor. [excite.com]
Treatment
HAL-SJ treatment on the left elbow was performed using the same protocol with a similar outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
In general terms it can be said that if the patient has had paraplegia for longer than 24 hours, the prognosis is poor. Histology and tumour staging will complete the prognosis. [neupsykey.com]
Just as a doctor's estimate about how long a cancer patient might survive is not a guarantee, the prognosis your doctor gives you is merely a guess, not a promise or a final opinion. [spinalcord.com]
The toughest such decisions are the ones that involve physical disabilities and uncertain prognosis for cognitive outcomes. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]
Etiology
This nerve conduction study can be seen in acute motor neuropathy of various etiologies, among which GBS is the most worrisome. Our patient found to have low calcium and parathyroid hormone level. His symptoms improved after calcium replacement. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Their etiology can be related to post-immunization reactions or collagen diseases or paraneoplastic (bronchogenic carcinoma) processes. A particular group ( 2 and possible highlighting with contrast. [neupsykey.com]
Characteristics The etiology of quadriplegia has multiple origins (listed below in differential diagnosis); with most common being trauma to the cervical spinal cord at levels anywhere from C1 to C7. [link.springer.com]
Epidemiology
Tetraplegia Epidemiology and Etiology Many people wonder: “What causes tetraplegia?” after they hear about it for the first time. [spinalcord.com]
The injuries that occur above level C4 often result in respiratory deficiency. [2] Epidemiology /Etiology In the United States there is an estimated incidence of tetraplegia or paraplegia of 230 000 persons a year. [3] [4] Eighty percent of the tetraplegic [physio-pedia.com]
Pathophysiology
Objective To study the occurrence of autonomic hyper‐reflexia (AHR) after intradural sacral posterior rhizotomy combined with intradural sacral anterior root stimulation, performed to manage the neurogenic hyper‐reflexic bladder, and to determine the pathophysiological [doi.org]
Pathophysiologically, the spinal cord of the tetraplegic patient can be divided into three segments which can be useful for classifying the injury. First, there is an injured functional medullary segment. [en.wikipedia.org]
The pathophysiology of this kind of injury is due to the sudden stretching of the cord in a hyperflexion/hyperextension injury compounded by a narrow cervical canal due to pre-existing degenerative disc disease. 1 However, the delayed onset cannot be [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prevention
Occipitocervical fusion from the occiput to C6 was done to stabilize the spine and prevent future kyphosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Recreational therapy, respiratory care along with skin care are additional parts of the treatment which prevent many complications these patients are prone to. [ic.steadyhealth.com]
To prevent blood clots, the patient is given special stocking to wear on the legs. Pressure sores, which develop from staying in the same position for an extended period of time, also need to be prevented. [medfriendly.com]
Providing the patient with a special stocking to wear on the legs can prevent blood clots. [cerebralpalsysource.com]
Parachute Dedicated to educating Canadians about the prevention of brain and spinal cord injuries. [curlie.org]