Quadriplegia

Although, patients who have locked-in syndrome often have preserved cognitive function, and are therefore able to recall memories and how they lived their life before. There are three different categories of locked-in syndrome: classic, incomplete, and total. Classic locked-in syndrome is where a patient is conscious and has quadriplegia, anarthria, and vertical eye movement, along with the ability to blink. Incomplete locked-in syndrome is the same as classic, except patients have additional, but limited, voluntary movement besides vertical eye movement and blinking. In total locked-in syndrome, however, a patient is conscious with preserved cognitive function, but completely immobile and unable to communicate, lacking vertical eye movement (Smith & Delargy, 2005). Locked-in syndrome affects all ages, both men and women, and has a 89% 10-year survival rate (Smith & Delargy, 2005). Locked-in syndrome can be caused by many different reasons, but most always involves an occlusion to the basilar artery and damage to the…

Kyle Maynard, born with no arms or legs, persevered to become second in the state wrestling competition and the first amputee without any prosthetic limbs to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. This book, No Excuses, by Kyle Maynard is an autobiography of the fighter, who believed he could be equal to everyone else and strived to be. Kyle Maynard was born on March 24, 1986, in Georgia with a disease called congenital amputation. This disease causes birth without certain limbs but rarely caused children to…

Life with a special need child. I am a mother of a six-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy. Spastic Quadriplegia a form of Cerebral Palsy in which all four limbs are paralyzed or weakened equally. Cerebral Palsy refers to a group of neurological disorder that appear in infancy or in early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination. CP is caused by damage to or abnormalities inside the developing brain that disrupt the brain’s…

Jason Archinaco was the attorney for Lily and her mother Leslie Proffitt. Phoenixville Hospital attorney Andrew McCumber represented the two nurses Christine Winter and Lana Jones-Sandy (who were fired). With a jury on eight men and four women Lily and her mother were awarded 32.8 million dollars. The Consequences to the Patient The consequence that Lily paid for the negligence by the two nurses was Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy. Lily “suffers from spasms in her legs and arms and has…

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…

Trauma is a term referred to sudden severe physical injuries that require immediate medical attention. The insult could injure any organ in the body, such as, the head. A head injury is an insult to the scalp, skull or the brain. It can either be closed or opened head injury. In a closed head trauma, there is no penetration of the skull; therefore the offending object did not enter the brain. In the open head trauma or penetrating head trauma, however, there is penetration of the skull, thus…

term used for all non-progressive brain lesions. It is diagnosed before the age of three. Brain lesions cause motor and other developmental abnormalities. Epilepsy is common, especially in patients that have mental retardation and/or spastic quadriplegia. Causes Cerebral palsy is not an inherited disease. Genetic or environmental factors can affect the migration of the brain cells during the prenatal development. If the nerves are poorly myelinated during prenatal development it can impede…

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is very common for people who have cerebral palsy and could lead to poor food and liquid intake and reduced mealtime safety (Benfer et al., 2013). Reduced nutrition and hydration is common and meal times tend to be stressful. People who have spastic quadriplegia experience the greatest difficulty with swallowing. Some problems that people with cerebral palsy may experience are reduced lip closure, poor tongue function, tactile hypersensitivity, delayed swallow initiation,…

person can avoid getting a spinal injury that cause paraplegia. Others aren’t so lucky and don’t have a choice in the matter whether they are paraplegic or not. The main reasons a person can avoid a spinal injury is to drive in a safe manner. If you are one who like to swim and dive in the water, it would be vital to check the depths of the water, some waters may look deep, but are indeed shallow and can cause broken necks and even death. Also, when playing sports, make sure you take every…

of pain? How to they affect nerve impulses? When are these types of drugs typically used? It prevents impulses from passing through the affected regions, & when it reaches the brain, it doesn't inform it of sensations of touch and pain usually used during surgeries 21. How does caffeine stimulate the activity of the nervous system? Stimulant; increases alertness, reduces fine motor coordination 22. How do amphetamines stimulate the nervous system? They cause the release of…