Why is spinal cord injury considered an orphan disease?
It affects a relatively small amount of people
How do functional abilities differ in quadriplegia and paraplegia?
Quadriplegia occurs when there is a spinal cord injury in the neck. It affects the sensory and motor information going to all four limbs. If the injury occurs in the thoracic spinal cord, the arms are okay but the patient is paralyzed from that point down. That is called paraplegia. Both quadriplegia and paraplegia can be complete or incomplete. If it is incomplete, there may be some residual sensory and motor function preserved. If it is complete, there is total loss of sensory and motor information passage beyond the level of lesion.
Why is life expectancy decreased after
It affects a relatively small amount of people
How do functional abilities differ in quadriplegia and paraplegia?
Quadriplegia occurs when there is a spinal cord injury in the neck. It affects the sensory and motor information going to all four limbs. If the injury occurs in the thoracic spinal cord, the arms are okay but the patient is paralyzed from that point down. That is called paraplegia. Both quadriplegia and paraplegia can be complete or incomplete. If it is incomplete, there may be some residual sensory and motor function preserved. If it is complete, there is total loss of sensory and motor information passage beyond the level of lesion.
Why is life expectancy decreased after