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The symptoms of quadriplegia depends on the severity of the injury and the place it occurred. In general, injuries that are higher in your spinal cord produce more [[paralysis]]. Patients may experience one or more of the following signs or symptoms:
The symptoms of quadriplegia depends on the severity of the injury and the place it occurred. In general, injuries that are higher in your spinal cord produce more [[paralysis]]. Patients may experience one or more of the following signs or symptoms:
:*Difficult in moving the limbs
:*Difficult in moving the limbs
:*[[Pain]] in the arms, legs, back, and other areas
:*Unable to feel anything below the damaged area, or [[pain]] in the arms, legs, back, and other areas
:*Difficulty with fine motor tasks, including writing, grasping things, maintaining balance or walking
:*Loss of control on bladder and bowel control
:*Loss of bladder and bowel control
:*Difficult in breathing, or unable to breathe without help.
:*Difficult in breathing


==Who is at risk for quadriplegia?==
==Who is at risk for quadriplegia?==

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What is quadriplegia?

How do I know if I have quadriplegia and what are the symptoms of quadriplegia?

The symptoms of quadriplegia depends on the severity of the injury and the place it occurred. In general, injuries that are higher in your spinal cord produce more paralysis. Patients may experience one or more of the following signs or symptoms:

  • Difficult in moving the limbs
  • Unable to feel anything below the damaged area, or pain in the arms, legs, back, and other areas
  • Loss of control on bladder and bowel control
  • Difficult in breathing, or unable to breathe without help.

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