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Tetraplegia also known as quadriplegia is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their 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. Tetraparesis or quadriparesis on the other hand means muscle weakness affecting all four limbs. It may be flaccid or spastic.

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