quadriplegia

English - Turkish

Definition of quadriplegia in English Turkish dictionary: kuadripleji; (Tıp) Kol ve bacakların toptan felci, kodripleji, tetrapleji
flaccid quadriplegia: (Tıp, İlaç) Gevşek felç

English - English

Definition of quadriplegia in English English dictionary: paralysis from the neck down; paralysis of all four limbs; paralysis from the neck down, including the trunk and both legs and arms See also paraplegia; A condition which involves not only the paralysis of the lower extremities and part of the torso, but also the hands and a partial paralysis of the arms; the involvement of all four limbs to a great extent; Paralysis of the arms, legs, and torso 257Paralysis of the arms, legs, and torso 257; loss of movement and sensation in all four limbs; paralysis of both arms and both legs; paralysis of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as from a high spinal cord injury or stroke; a medical term for weakness or paralysis in all four limbs See Spinal Cord Injury in the encyclopedia; Paralysis of both arms and legs; Paralysis affecting all four limbs; {i} paralysis of all four limbs, inability to move the arms or legs; Paralysis of four limbs: two upper and two lower
flaccid quadriplegia: (Tıp, İlaç) Severe or complete loss of motor function in all four limbs which may result from BRAIN DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; or rarely MUSCULAR DISEASES. The locked-in syndrome is characterized by quadriplegia in combination with cranial muscle paralysis. Consciousness is spared and the only retained voluntary motor activity may be limited eye movements. This condition is usually caused by a lesion in the upper BRAIN STEM which injures the descending cortico-spinal and cortico-bulbar tracts