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Meanings of spastic quadriplegia in English

Spanish
tetraplejia espástica

Type of spastic cerebral palsy characterized by increased muscle tone of all four extremities.

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        tetraplejia espástica
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        Examples for "quadriplegic infantile cerebral palsy"
        Examples for "quadriplegic infantile cerebral palsy"
        1
        Willow is two years and 10 months old and has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Rory Pender has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of spastic quadriplegia in English
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        Five year-old Megan Cahill has severe cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Margaret Hurley (18) has spastic quadriplegia, cannot speak and has to use a wheelchair.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Steven has cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia and had been in receipt of 24-hour-a-day care for a number of years.
        The Guardian
        4
        This study was designed to test the hypothesis that non-ambulatory patients with spastic quadriplegia will have reduced bone mass which worsens with increasing age.
        Pubmed
        5
        Faye Walsh, Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told, has spastic quadriplegia, is non-verbal and can only communicate with her family by making noises and smiling.
        The Irish Times
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