Clinical features of quadriplegia
The main feature is that in contrast to spastic diplegia the arms are severely affected, as well as the legs.
In severe disease there is persistent fisting of the thumb with hypertonia and hyperreflexia. Rigidity, as opposed to spasticity, is the dominant feature.
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