| Triplegia is a condition which causes a | | | | quadriplegia, where both legs and both arms |
| person to be unable to feel or control an | | | | are affected. |
| entire side of his or her body as well as | | | | |
| another of the person's arms or legs. This | | | | Triplegia is a devastating condition, as is |
| paralysis of three extremities is often | | | | paraplegia and quadriplegia. Most victims of |
| caused by an accident such as an auto or | | | | the condition require medical attention for |
| motorcycle accident or violent acts such as | | | | the rest of their lives. If you or a loved |
| gunshot wounds. | | | | one suffers from any type of paralysis, it is |
| | | | important to retain an attorney who is |
| Other terms of paralysis include paraplegia, | | | | familiar with such conditions and who can |
| the paralysis of a person's lower body and | | | | maximize the recovery for a person's future. |
| legs; quadriplegia, the paralysis of a | | | | |
| person's body from the neck down; and | | | | There is hope that some day, medical |
| monoplegia, the paralysis of just one arm or | | | | research, such as that currently being |
| leg. Injuries that completely sever the | | | | pursued with stem cell replacement, will also |
| spinal cord and those that damage some of the | | | | provide a form of treatment, if not a cure. |
| nervous tissue in the spinal cord are common | | | | Any attorney who has represented persons |
| causes of triplegia and other levels of | | | | suffering from some level of paralysis hopes |
| paralysis such as paraplegia and | | | | such advances in medical research come |
| quadriplegia. | | | | quickly. |
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| Other terms used by doctors to describe | | | | If you believe there is the possibility that |
| conditions involving paralysis, include | | | | your triplegia, or that of a loved one, is |
| spastic diplegia in which the degree of | | | | due to the actions of another person or |
| disability can vary between the arms and legs | | | | entity, we would encourage you to contact the |
| with the legs often being more affected than | | | | Law Offices of California Truck Accidents, |
| the arms; spastic hemiplegia, where one side | | | | Southern California Triplegia Attorney for an |
| is affected of a person's body but the arm or | | | | analysis of your case. |
| leg is more severely affected; and spastic | | | | |