| 1. | In people with tetraplegia, blood pressure becomes and stays elevated.
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| 2. | Dr . Starner works with Shepherd Spinal Cord Center for patients with partial tetraplegia.
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| 3. | He broke his neck and sustained a paralyzing spinal cord injury resulting in incomplete tetraplegia.
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| 4. | In tetraplegia, this was �rst proposed by Wilson . and �rst described fully by Freehafer.
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| 5. | Compared to quadriplegia, spastic tetraplegia is defined by spasticity of the limbs as opposed to strict paralysis.
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| 6. | In some severe cases, patients develop spastic tetraplegia which is the loss of function in all four limbs.
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| 7. | Wheelchair rugby was originally designed for athletes with tetraplegia, which is the paralysis of both the arms and legs.
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| 8. | It currently costs between $ 520, 000 to $ 550, 000 per year to care for a ventilator dependent person with tetraplegia.
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| 9. | "' Jean-Christophe Parisot "'( born 20 June 1967 ) is a disability activist with tetraplegia due to myopathy.
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| 10. | A common misconception with tetraplegia is that the victim cannot move legs, arms or any of the major function; this is often not the case.
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