 Quadriplegia
"Quadriplegia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
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D011782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.622.760 C23.888.592.636.786
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| Concept/Terms |
Quadriplegia- Quadriplegia
- Quadriplegias
- Tetraplegia
- Tetraplegias
Spastic Quadriplegia- Spastic Quadriplegia
- Quadriplegia, Spastic
- Quadriplegias, Spastic
- Spastic Quadriplegias
- Spastic Tetraplegia
- Spastic Tetraplegias
- Tetraplegia, Spastic
- Tetraplegias, Spastic
Flaccid Quadriplegia- Flaccid Quadriplegia
- Flaccid Quadriplegias
- Quadriplegia, Flaccid
- Quadriplegias, Flaccid
- Flaccid Tetraplegia
- Flaccid Tetraplegias
- Tetraplegia, Flaccid
- Tetraplegias, Flaccid
Locked-In Syndrome- Locked-In Syndrome
- Locked In Syndrome
- Locked-In Syndromes
- Syndrome, Locked-In
- Syndromes, Locked-In
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quadriplegia" by people in Profiles.
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Park AJ, Garcia VP, Greiner JJ, Berry AR, Cardenas HL, Wegerson KN, Stauffer B, DeSouza CA. Development of a Hypercoagulable-Hypofibrinolytic State Early After Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 05; 105(5):843-849.
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L'Hotta AJ, James AS, Curtin CM, Kennedy C, Kenney D, Tam K, Ota D, Stenson K, Novak CB, Fox IK. Surgery to restore upper extremity function in tetraplegia-Preferences for early and frequent access to information. PM R. 2023 06; 15(6):731-741.
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Monden KR, Coker J, Charlifue S, Bennett SJ, Draganich C, Coons D, Marino RJ, Berliner J. Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Ventilator-Dependent High Tetraplegia Managed With Diaphragmatic Pacing Systems. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 04; 103(4):773-778.
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Cowan LJ, Ahn H, Flores M, Yarrow J, Barks LS, Garvan C, Weaver MT, Stechmiller J. Pressure Ulcer Prevalence by Level of Paralysis in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury in Long-term Care. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2019 Mar; 32(3):122-130.
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Lee MB, Kramer DR, Peng T, Barbaro MF, Liu CY, Kellis S, Lee B. Brain-Computer Interfaces in Quadriplegic Patients. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2019 Apr; 30(2):275-281.
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Tahmasbi Sohi M, Sullivan WJ, Anderson DJM. Transient Hypokalemic Quadriplegia After a Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Dexamethasone Injection: A Case Report. PM R. 2018 05; 10(5):544-547.
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Litwak B, Dobie A, Safadi W. Lifestyle changes of a family caring for a 25-year-old quadriplegic man after delayed spinal cord infarction. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jun 08; 2015.
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Gluf WM, Dailey AT. Hemorrhagic intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the cervical spinal cord presenting with acute-onset quadriparesis: case report and review of the literature. J Spinal Cord Med. 2014 Nov; 37(6):791-4.
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Rosenthal J, Colachis S. Cortical blindness associated with autonomic dysreflexia in a man with tetraplegia: a rare but serious complication. J Spinal Cord Med. 2011; 34(5):527-9.
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Morse LR, Lazzari AA, Battaglino R, Stolzmann KL, Matthess KR, Gagnon DR, Davis SA, Garshick E. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry of the distal femur may be more reliable than the proximal tibia in spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 May; 90(5):827-31.
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