Paralysis affecting both arms and both legs.
Paralysis of the limbs due to damage to the spinal cord in the cervical region.
Paralysis or weakness affecting all four limbs and the trunk, as in a person who has suffered a spinal-cord injury in the neck.
Paralysis affecting all four limbs and the trunk of the body below the level of spinal cord injury. Trauma is the usual cause.
Paralysis of all four limbs caused by a spinal cord lesion.
Paralysis of all four extremities, usually caused by an injury to or disease of the cervical spinal cord. Quadriplegia most often results from trauma to the neck, although it may occasionally result from spinal stenosis, infections, aneurysms, vasculitis, autoimmune diseases, neurosurgery, or mass lesions. The higher the injury (the closer it is to the brainstem) the less function will be present in the arms. Injury above the third cervical vertebra paralyzes the diaphragm; in patients with high cervical lesions, life can be sustained only with mechanical ventilation.
Paralysis of the body from the neck down, including the arms as well as the legs.
Complete loss of motion in the four limbs and the central trunk region, a condition referred to as tetraplegia or quadriplegia, can occur. This paralysis arises from spinal cord injury in the neck area, leading to the deprivation of sensation and strength in the impacted areas.