1 Stool tests can produce false-positive and false-negative results. 2  False-positive means that the test may be positive when you don't have a polyp or cancer. 3  False-negative means that the test may be negative when you do have a polyp or cancer.4  These tests may miss polyps and some cancers.hat To Think About. 1  Stool tests can produce false-positive and false-negative results. 2  False-positive means that the test may be positive when you don't have a polyp or cancer. 3  False-negative means that the test may be negative when you do have a polyp or cancer.
Approximately 11,000 spinal cord injuries reported each year in the United States involve paraplegia. Such events occur as a result of automobile and motorcycle accidents, sporting accidents, falls, and gunshot wounds.
What are paraplegia and quadriplegia? Paraplegia is the result of damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots, or severe injury to the nerve roots in the cauda equina (figure 1 and figure 2): in the strict sense, paraplegia means paralysis of the lower limbs, and is most commonly caused by spinal cord injuries.