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Descriptor
English
:
Quadriplegia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuadriplejía
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Quadriplegia
Synonyms
English
:
Locked-In Syndrome
Tetraplegia
Quadriparesis
Spastic Quadriplegia
Tree Number:
C10.597.622.760
C23.888.592.636.786
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
1967(1964)
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English
:
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Record Number:
12219
Unique Identifier:
D011782
Occurrence in VHL
:
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