What is quadriplegia?

Quadriplegia or tetraplegia is paralysis of all four limbs caused by trauma (such as car crash, fall or sports injury), disease (such as transverse myelitis or polio) or congenital disorders, such as muscular dystrophy or multiple sclerosis.

How do members experience quadriplegia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with quadriplegia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for quadriplegia*

Who has quadriplegia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 12
30s 33
40s 58
50s 52
60s 34
70+ 18

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 134
Female 68