Cirignano pleads guilty to manslaughter in Nagle death Nov 12, 2009
He participated in experimental treatments for quadriplegia in the years that followed his injury. Nagle took part in the BrainGate project with Dr. Jon Mukand, a lead researcher with Boston University. (Weymouth News, MA)
City to host Ms. Wheelchair America pageant this weekend Aug 24, 2009
Clement has used a wheelchair since 1997 due to incomplete quadriplegia ... She uses a wheelchair due to quadriplegia. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Aussie gets 'right to die' Aug 14, 2009
Rossiter developed spastic quadriplegia after separate accidents in which he fell 30 metres from a building and was then hit by a car whilst riding his bicycle. "I believe (quadriplegics) should be allowed to exercise their freedom of choice but my choice is to die," he said. (iAfrica.com)
A bear of a challenge to conquer Aug 13, 2009
Heyes suffered a spinal cord contusion with incomplete quadriplegia and deep cord syndrome. He spent six days in critical care at Loma Linda University Medical Center. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Hope for Holly: Teen raises money for disease research Aug 9, 2009
In severe cases, syringomyelia can cause paralysis or quadriplegia. "I just hope that one of these days before I die we can find a cure," she said. (Florida Today)
Suit Claims Girl Suffered Brain Damage After Eating KFC Aug 4, 2009
Restaurants Australia after the illness developed into acquired spastic quadriplegia and she acquired profound intellectual disability and liver dysfunction. In his opening address to the court, the family s lawyer, Tony Bartley, said there was little doubt Monika's illness was caused by salmonella on the chicken she ate. (Fox News)
* World News Quick Take Aug 4, 2009
Bartley said she had acquired spastic quadriplegia and an intellectual disability since the poisoning. AUSTRALIA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
5th H1N1-related death in Singapore Jul 28, 2009
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Rationing for Dummies Jul 20, 2009
If life with quadriplegia is as good as life without it, there is no health benefit to be gained by curing it. Huh. (Human Events Online)
Family perseveres to get vet's name on Vietnam memorial May 19, 2009
In 1997, the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery "found no direct causal relationship" between the veteran's fatal pneumonia and his combat-linked quadriplegia, according to a statement by Gerald Castle, head of the Marine Corps' Casualty Assistance Section, which agreed. The family appealed to legislators and kept reapplying. (USA Today -- News)
Disability Takes the Stage on Ameri... Apr 9, 2009
Though blindness is not as visible a disability as quadriplegia or spina bifida, for example, it is more noticeable than hearing loss. This is mainly because of the lack of movement of the eyes. (Suite101.com)
Final Exit founder: Assisted suicide about individual rights Mar 18, 2009
They re on the verge of quadriplegia, they don t want someone providing bathing services to them and feeding them and dressing them for the next 20 years as they lay quadriplegic looking at the ceiling. Why should these people not have some degree of support in this if they are mentally competent to make that decision. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
State considers releasing more ill prisoners early Feb 8, 2009
"We have a large and expanding group of folks who are going to be with us a very long time and the cost of their health care is going to rise significantly," Taylor said, noting that ailments range from quadriplegia to brain cancer. "The notion is that these folks are at a pretty low risk to reoffend.". (Longview Daily News, WA)
Costs dilemma in jailing quadriplegic drug maker Feb 8, 2009
She evaluated assessments from 12 doctors and specialists on Baker's quadriplegia and also examined his care needs at his home in Colyton. Baker, who uses his slight movement in one hand to get around on a motorised chair, became a quadriplegic in a motor vehicle accident in 1995. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
