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The Causes of Quadriplegia. The primary cause of quadriplegia is a spinal cord injury, but other conditions such as cerebral palsy and strokes can cause a similar appearing paralysis. The amount of impairment resulting from a spinal cord injury depends on the part of the spinal cord injured and the amount of damage done.
Word Origin and History for quadriplegia Expand. n. 1895, a medical hybrid coined from Latin-based quadri- four + -plegia, as in paraplegia, ultimately from Greek plege stroke, from root of plessein to strike (see plague (n.)). A correct, all-Greek formation would be *tessaraplegia.