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Quadriplegia Learning Center
Causes could include:
- Spinal Cord Injury
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Degenerative disc disease
- spinal tumor
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Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord. It may result from direct injury to the cord itself or indirectly from damage to surrounding bones, tissues, or blood vessels.
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Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control.
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Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control.
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Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control.
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling. The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of function to occur. In most SCI cases, the spinal cord is intac...
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A spinal tumor is a growth of cells (mass) in or surrounding the spinal cord.
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A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells (neoplasm) in the skull. A spinal tumor is a growth associated with the spinal cord. Tumors are classified as noncancerous tumors (benign tumors) or cancerous tumors (malignant tumors).
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A spinal cord tumor is a benign or cancerous growth in the spinal cord, between the membranes covering the spinal cord, or in the spinal canal. A tumor in this location can compress the spinal cord or its nerve roots; therefore, even a noncancerou...
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Spinal axis tumors are tumors that affect the spinal cord—the bundle of nerves that lies inside the backbone. Another term for spinal axis tumors is spinal cord tumors.
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