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quadriplegia
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quadriplegia

Paralysis of all four limbs.



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METHOD Participant The participant (Gloria) was 27 years old and in a wheelchair, which she could slowly propel on her own, because of her spastic tetraparesis and hip problems.
During the ensuing 4 days, a rapidly ascending polyradiculoneuropathy resulted in tetraparesis, followed by facial palsy, ophthalmoplegia, and then paralysis of all cranial nerves.
Neurologic reinvestigation (day 34) revealed bilateral ptosis, weak bulbar elevation and abduction to the left, weak head anteflexion, diffuse tetraparesis with proximal predominance, diffuse wasting with distal accentuation, and generally reduced deep tendon reflexes.
 
 
 
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