Paraplegia transverse paralysis of the hind extremities

Paraplegia transverse paralysis of the hind extremities

Paraplegia transverse paralysis of the hind extremities

Paraplegia (transverse paralysis of the hind extremities). Paralysis of the hind extremities is usually due to some injury or inflammation affecting the spinal cord. (See "Spinal meningitis," p. 232, and "Myelitis," p. 233.) It may also be due to a reflex irritation from disease of peripheral nerves, to spinal irritation or congestion caused by blood poisons, etc.