tetraplegia
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When he was first injured he could only communicate by blinking and clicking, and his injury is the worst level of tetraplegia – paralysed from the neck down and on a ventilator.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
Medical professionals call it a tetraplegia spinal injury, resulting in an inability to move the upper and lower parts of the body.
From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2023
An injury that high can often affect all four limbs, called tetraplegia.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2022
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