四肢瘫痪
四肢瘫痪被定义为颈椎受损导致丧失运动控制和/或感官能力或功能障碍。丧失运动控制能力可能使到手、脚、躯干和骨盆的活动变弱甚至瘫痪，而瘫痪亦有可能属弛缓性或痉挛性[1]。丧失感官能力则可能导致部分或全部对轻触、压力、热力、针刺、疼痛的感觉的丧失[2]。
四肢瘫痪是由大脑或脊髓的高度损伤引起的。这种损伤被称为病变，会导致所有四个肢体（即手臂和腿）部分或全部功能丧失。这种损伤的典型原因是外伤（例如交通事故、跳入浅水、跌倒、运动创伤）、疾病（例如横贯性脊髓炎、吉巴氏综合症、多发性硬化症或脊髓灰质炎）或先天性障碍（例如肌肉萎缩症）[3]。
参考
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伸延阅读
[编辑]- Taylor-Schroeder S, LaBarbera J, McDowell S, Zanca JM, Natale A, Mumma S, et al. The SCIRehab project: treatment time spent in SCI rehabilitation. Physical therapy treatment time during inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2011, 34 (2): 149–61. PMC 3066500 . PMID 21675354. doi:10.1179/107902611X12971826988057.
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