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Spinal Cord Injury Symptoms
Symptoms of a spinal cord injury include:
A spinal cord injury may cause particular patterns of weakness and numbness.

Patterns of weakness and numbness:
  • Paraparesis:
    • Partial loss of muscle strength and sensation below the chest
  • Paraplegia:
    • Complete loss of muscle strength and sensation below the chest
  • Quadriparesis:
    • Partial loss of muscle strength and sensation below the neck
  • Quadriplegia:
    • Loss of muscle strength and sensation below the neck
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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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