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paraplegia
Paralysis of both lower extremities & generally the trunk, with relatively or completely sparing the arms.
Management:
- investigational
- spinal cord stimulation has allowed voluntary movemet of some previously paralyzed muscles in 4 patients [3]
Related
diplegia
monoplegia
paraparesis
quadriplegia
Specific
spastic paraplegia
General
paralysis
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- The Merck Manual, 14th ed, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Rathway, NJ, 1982
- Angeli CA et al
Altering spinal cord excitability enables voluntary movements
after chronic complete paralysis in humans.
Brain. April 8, 2014
PMID: 24713270
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/04/07/brain.awu038.full
- National Institutes of Health
News and Events. April 8, 2014
Spinal stimulation helps four patients with paraplegia regain
voluntary movement.
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2014/nibib-08.htm