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Tetraplegia vs Paraplegia Tetraplegia and paraplegia are both caused by spinal cord injury. When injury level is at c8 or above, it will result in tetraplegia/ spinal cord injury quadriplegia. Injury at T1 or below will cause paraplegia. What is the difference between paraplegic and quadriplegic? In paraplegia, arms…
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Complete vs Incomplete spinal cord injury If there is no sensation or movement below injury site then such injury is known as complete spinal cord injury. In such injury spinal cord is severely damaged or transacted and chances of improvement are uncommon. But if some sensation or movements in body…
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What is spinal cord? Spinal cord is one of the most important organ of human body. Together with brain and spinal nerves, it forms the nervous system of body. It is a bundle of nerves that starts from lower portion of head, travels through spinal column and ends at tail…
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