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Functional quads differ from typical quads this way... Functional Quadriplegia is an ICD code (used for insurance purposes), and it means "immobility of all 4 limbs due to severe disability or frailty." It's used for severe Arthritis, advanced (bedridden) dementia, etc. It is characterized by minimal ability for purposeful movement and usually underlying subsequent problems such as bedsores. The term is used to indicate the level of nursing care required or kind of medical equipment needed. Usually not as a result of spinal injury, it's generally caused by a severe disease process... arthritis and advanced altzeimer's being the most frequent but M.S., M.D., C.P., even severe burns have been known to cause Functional Quadriplegia. Again, it's a diagnoses code used by insurance companies to reimburse nursing homes and hospitals and also to determine eligibility for certain equipment at home such as rehab type wheelchairs and hospital beds. Don't get hung up on the name. It means you have a really hard time moving, not that you're paralyzed or have a broken spinal cord.
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What condition is caused by a spinal cord injury involving a cervical vertebrae?
quadriplegia
What is paralysis of all four limbs called?
Paralysis of four extremities is called quadriplegia or tetraplegia. Quadriplegic or tetraplegic is the correct term for anyone who has paralysis of all four limbs. Quadriparesis is weakness in all four limbs.
A disease that begins with a q?
Quadriplegia
Can quadriplegia and cerebral aneurysm be related?
Of course, it can!
What is tetrapalegia?
Quadriplegia or 4-limb paralysis
What is the cause of quadriplegia?
quadriplegia occurs after damage to the upper spinal cord at the level of the shoulders or higher (the nerves controlling the arms leave the spine at that level).
What part of the body is paralyzed in quadriplegia?
Quadriplegia affects the arms, legs, and torso, resulting in paralysis from the neck down. This condition typically occurs due to a spinal cord injury at the cervical level of the spine.
What is the main cause of quadriplegia?
quadriplegia occurs after damage to the upper spinal cord at the level of the shoulders or higher (the nerves controlling the arms leave the spine at that level).
What is the medical term for paralysis of four extremities?
Quadriplegia
Is quadriplegia possible to a traumatic brain injury patient?
yes.
Paralysis of both arms and both legs is?
It is called quadriplegia.
What is the medical term meaning paralysis from the neck down?
Paralysis from the neck down is usually cased by a broken spinal cord.
