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In high-level cervical injuries, total paralysis from the neck can result. High-level tetraplegics (C4 and higher) will likely need constant care and assistance in [[activities of daily living]], such as getting dressed, eating and bowel and bladder care. Low-level tetraplegics (C5 to C7) can often live independently.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} | |||
Even with "complete" injuries, in some rare cases, through intensive rehabilitation, slight movement can be regained through [[synaptic plasticity|"rewiring" neural connections]], as in the case of the late actor [[Christopher Reeve]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Man of steel — Christopher Reeve talks about life as a quadriplegic |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 17, 2002 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,793417,00.html}}</ref> | |||
In the case of [[cerebral palsy]], which is caused by damage to the motor cortex either before, during (10%) or after birth and some tetraplegics are gradually able to learn to stand or walk through physical therapy | |||
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Pathophysiology
In high-level cervical injuries, total paralysis from the neck can result. High-level tetraplegics (C4 and higher) will likely need constant care and assistance in activities of daily living, such as getting dressed, eating and bowel and bladder care. Low-level tetraplegics (C5 to C7) can often live independently.[citation needed]
Even with "complete" injuries, in some rare cases, through intensive rehabilitation, slight movement can be regained through "rewiring" neural connections, as in the case of the late actor Christopher Reeve.[1]
In the case of cerebral palsy, which is caused by damage to the motor cortex either before, during (10%) or after birth and some tetraplegics are gradually able to learn to stand or walk through physical therapy
References
- ↑ "Man of steel — Christopher Reeve talks about life as a quadriplegic". The Guardian. September 17, 2002.