paraplegia
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Introduction
Paralysis of both lower extremities & generally the trunk, with relatively or completely sparing the arms.
Management
- investigational
- spinal cord stimulation has allowed voluntary movemet of some previously paralyzed muscles in 4 patients[3]
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- ↑ The Merck Manual, 14th ed, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Rathway, NJ, 1982
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Angeli CA et al Altering spinal cord excitability enables voluntary movements after chronic complete paralysis in humans. Brain. April 8, 2014 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24713270 <Internet> http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/04/07/brain.awu038.full
National Institutes of Health News and Events. April 8, 2014 Spinal stimulation helps four patients with paraplegia regain voluntary movement. http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2014/nibib-08.htm