           Spinal cord injuries       Open pop-up dialog box          Close    Spinal cord injuries   Spinal cord injuries Paralysis of the lower half of the body is called paraplegia. Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia.               Spinal cord injuries       Open pop-up dialog box           Spinal cord injuries       Open pop-up dialog box  Open pop-up dialog box       Close    Spinal cord injuries   Spinal cord injuries Paralysis of the lower half of the body is called paraplegia. Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia.          Close    Spinal cord injuries   Spinal cord injuries Paralysis of the lower half of the body is called paraplegia. Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia.        Close    Spinal cord injuries   Spinal cord injuries Paralysis of the lower half of the body is called paraplegia. Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia.     Close    Close  Close Spinal cord injuries   Spinal cord injuries Paralysis of the lower half of the body is called paraplegia. Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia.  Spinal cord injuries Paralysis of the lower half of the body is called paraplegia. Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia. Paralysis of the lower half of the body is called paraplegia. Paralysis below the neck, including both arms and legs, is called quadriplegia. Your ability to control your limbs after a spinal cord injury depends on two factors: where the injury occurred on your spinal cord and the severity of injury. The lowest part of your spinal cord that remains undamaged after an injury is referred to as the neurological level of your injury. The severity of the injury is often called "the completeness" and is classified as either of the following:  Complete. If all feeling (sensory) and all ability to control movement (motor function) are lost below the spinal cord injury, your injury is called complete. Incomplete. If you have some motor or sensory function below the affected area, your injury is called incomplete. There are varying degrees of incomplete injury.  Additionally, paralysis from a spinal cord injury can be referred to as:  Tetraplegia. Also known as quadriplegia, this means that your arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs are all affected by your spinal cord injury. Paraplegia. This paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs.  Your health care team will perform a series of tests to determine the neurological level and completeness of your injury. Spinal cord injuries can cause one or more of the following signs and symptoms:  Loss of movement Loss of or altered sensation, including the ability to feel heat, cold and touch Loss of bowel or bladder control Exaggerated reflex activities or spasms Changes in sexual function, sexual sensitivity and fertility Pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in your spinal cord Difficulty breathing, coughing or clearing secretions from your lungs  Emergency signs and symptoms Emergency signs and symptoms of a spinal cord injury after an accident include:  Extreme back pain or pressure in your neck, head or back Weakness, incoordination or paralysis in any part of your body Numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in your hands, fingers, feet or toes Loss of bladder or bowel control Difficulty with balance and walking Impaired breathing after injury An oddly positioned or twisted neck or back 
           spinal cord injuries       open pop-up dialog box          close    spinal cord injuries   spinal cord injuries paralysis lower half body called paraplegia  paralysis neck  including arms legs  called quadriplegia                spinal cord injuries       open pop-up dialog box           spinal cord injuries       open pop-up dialog box  open pop-up dialog box       close    spinal cord injuries   spinal cord injuries paralysis lower half body called paraplegia  paralysis neck  including arms legs  called quadriplegia           close    spinal cord injuries   spinal cord injuries paralysis lower half body called paraplegia  paralysis neck  including arms legs  called quadriplegia         close    spinal cord injuries   spinal cord injuries paralysis lower half body called paraplegia  paralysis neck  including arms legs  called quadriplegia      close    close  close spinal cord injuries   spinal cord injuries paralysis lower half body called paraplegia  paralysis neck  including arms legs  called quadriplegia   spinal cord injuries paralysis lower half body called paraplegia  paralysis neck  including arms legs  called quadriplegia  paralysis lower half body called paraplegia  paralysis neck  including arms legs  called quadriplegia  ability control limbs spinal cord injury depends factors: injury occurred spinal cord severity injury  lowest part spinal cord remains undamaged injury referred neurological level injury  severity injury called "the completeness" classified following:  complete  feeling (sensory) ability control movement (motor function) lost spinal cord injury  injury called complete  incomplete  motor sensory function affected area  injury called incomplete  varying degrees incomplete injury   additionally  paralysis spinal cord injury can referred as:  tetraplegia  known quadriplegia  means arms  hands  trunk  legs pelvic organs affected spinal cord injury  paraplegia  paralysis affects part trunk  legs pelvic organs   health care team will perform series tests determine neurological level completeness injury  spinal cord injuries can cause following signs symptoms:  loss movement loss altered sensation  including ability feel heat  cold touch loss bowel bladder control exaggerated reflex activities spasms changes sexual function  sexual sensitivity fertility pain intense stinging sensation caused damage nerve fibers spinal cord difficulty breathing  coughing clearing secretions lungs  emergency signs symptoms emergency signs symptoms spinal cord injury accident include:  extreme back pain pressure neck  head back weakness  incoordination paralysis part body numbness  tingling loss sensation hands  fingers  feet toes loss bladder bowel control difficulty balance walking impaired breathing injury oddly positioned twisted neck back 
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