Disorders of the Spinal Cord
Multiple sclerosis – autoimmune damage to myelin
covering, causing disruption of motor and sensory
signals throughout the CNS.
Paraplegia – The impairment or loss of motor or sensory
function in the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral neurological
segments secondary to damage of the spinal cord.
Quadriplegia – Motor and/or sensory function in the
cervical spinal segments is impaired or lost due to
damage to that part of the spinal cord, which results in
impaired function in the arms as well as the legs, trunk,
and pelvic organs.