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Spinal Cord Injury: Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Injuries. Paraplegia is the paralysis of both lower limbs resulting (with exceptions) from a spinal cord injury, most often the result of some sort of trauma caused by accidents, but sometimes due to medical conditions (illness).
The condition of paralysis affecting four limbs is alternately termed tetraplegia or quadriplegia. Quadriplegia combines the Latin root quadra, for four, with the Greek root ÏÎ»Î·Î³Î¯Î± plegia, for paralysis. Tetraplegia uses the Greek root ÏÎµÏÏÎ± tetra for four. Quadriplegia is the common term in North America; tetraplegia is more commonly used in Europe. Signs and symptoms