cuadriparexia espastica

English translation: spastic quadriparesia / tetraparesis

09:18 Jun 5, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / handicaps
Spanish term or phrase: cuadriparexia espastica
las extremidades adquieren un tono muscular rigido
Dayni Diaz
English translation:spastic quadriparesia / tetraparesis
Explanation:
Tetraparesis or tetraplegia is a neurological condition in which all four limbs are weak (paresis) or paralyzed (plegia).

It is not the same a quadriplegia than a quadripasresia (tetraparesis).


Spastic tetraparesis
MedGen UID: C0575059
Synonym: Spastic quadriparesis SNOMED CT:Spastic quadriparesis (298282001); Spastic tetraparesis (298282001) 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/658719#:~:text=Definitio...


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Spastic tetraparesis/quadriparesis
Spastic weakness affecting all four limbs.
[From previous link]

Spastic tetraplegia
Synonym: Spastic quadriplegia
SNOMED
(...)
A type of spastic cerebral palsy characterized by increased muscle tone of all four extremities.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/98433
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Chema Nieto Castañón
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Local time: 18:16
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5 +3spastic quadriparesia / tetraparesis
Chema Nieto Castañón
3spastic quadriplegia
Neil Ashby


  

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spastic quadriplegia


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Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 18:16
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Chema Nieto Castañón: Hi Neil, I was going to simply agree with both of you but I think you guys might have been mislead by that not so common x in parexia (paresia); it should be tetraparesis or quadriparesis but not quadriplegia in this case. Saludos.
10 hrs
  -> I was umming and arring about that... answered too quickly when I should be worring about paying work. To be honest, I think answers deserve as much effort as questions. ;@)

neutral  Cecilia Gowar: Hi Neil! I think we all need to go to Specsavers!! :-))
1 day 0 min
  -> We should both get in our cars and drive 60 miles with the family in tow to determine if our eyesight is fit for driving! ;@)
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
spastic quadriparesia / tetraparesis


Explanation:
Tetraparesis or tetraplegia is a neurological condition in which all four limbs are weak (paresis) or paralyzed (plegia).

It is not the same a quadriplegia than a quadripasresia (tetraparesis).


Spastic tetraparesis
MedGen UID: C0575059
Synonym: Spastic quadriparesis SNOMED CT:Spastic quadriparesis (298282001); Spastic tetraparesis (298282001) 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/658719#:~:text=Definitio...


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Note added at 11 hrs (2020-06-05 20:34:35 GMT)
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Spastic tetraparesis/quadriparesis
Spastic weakness affecting all four limbs.
[From previous link]

Spastic tetraplegia
Synonym: Spastic quadriplegia
SNOMED
(...)
A type of spastic cerebral palsy characterized by increased muscle tone of all four extremities.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/98433

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 18:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 624
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Gowar: Only after I saw your comment I realised I had misread the Sp word!
36 mins
  -> ;) It happens to the best of us (y nunca mejor dicho). ¡Saludos!

agree  Neil Ashby
21 hrs
  -> ;) You are right; answers deserve just as much effort as questions. It is a good motto to keep in mind in this place! Cheers!

agree  Thomas Walker: Quadriparesis seems to be more commonly used than quadriparesia.
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Yes, definitely so. Thanks, Tom!
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