What is it about?
The different types of paralysis after spinal cord injuries are not clearly described, that's our terminology proposal: considering the spinal cord origin of the main key muscles for the limbs, patients who present complete injury affecting spinal cord segments C1-5 usually manifest with “tetraplegia”; at C6-T1 presents with “paraplegia and brachial diparesis”; at T2-L2 with “paraplegia”; and at L3-S1 with “paraparesis”
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Why is it important?
to unify the proper description of the motor deficit of patient with spinal cord injury
Perspectives
I believe this neurological terminology should be become widespread to avoid miscommunication whenever addressing the motor deficit of patient with spinal cord injury
NICANDRO FIGUEIREDO
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This page is a summary of: Tetraplegia or paraplegia with brachial diparesis? What is the most appropriate designation for the motor deficit in patients with lower cervical spinal cord injury?, Neurological Sciences, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-1160-4.
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