Tetraplegia vs. Quadriplegia

Tetraplegianoun

Paralysis of all four limbs.

Tetraplegianoun

Complete paralysis from below the jaw.

Tetraplegia

Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury that results in the partial or total loss of use of all four limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms. The loss is usually sensory and motor, which means that both sensation and control are lost.

Quadriplegianoun

paralysis from the neck down

Quadriplegianoun

paralysis of all four limbs

Quadriplegianoun

paralysis of both arms and both legs