Quadriplegia Vs Tetraplegia

Hi all,
There is a confusion happening...DOES QUADRIPLEGIA AND TETRAPLEGIA DENOTE THE SAME OR IS IT DIFFERENT ??Kindly enlighten
Cheers
Linbin

dear Linbin,

If you google tetraplegia vs quadriplegia... you will many a webdiscussion on this very subject.
If you have some time to kill, they make a good read.
This one for example: http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/archive...p/t-56283.html

It seems a little like the confusion around physiotherapy and physical therapy (2 words for the same)
I have noticed that the term tetraplegia is often used to describe the symptoms after trauma and the term quadriplegia is often used to describe the symptoms of Cerebral Palsy.

Esther

I always found this discussion quite amusing.
Fact is, however, that tetra is the Greek word for '4' and quadri the Latin word for '4'.
Therefore, officially, there shouldn't be a difference at all.
:D

Regards,
Fyzzio

hi,

in fact in Oman the two words are same , no diffrent at all.

regards,

Ahmed