Accepted 17 July 1996 A 36-year-old man was admitted to this unit with almost complete quadriplegia with no sensory level. The bladder and bowel functions had remained intact. When he was a 20-year-old student he had presented with brachialgia and neck swelling, which had been aspirated percutaneously in India in 1980; the fluid was discovered to contain protoscolecs and he was given a full cou...

The Roy Adaptation Model has provided a framework for nursing practice, education, and research for more than 20 years. This article focuses on the model's contribution to nursing practice. Adaptation, the goal of the model, serves as an effective guide for planning care for the client with quadriplegia. A case study is used to show the effectiveness of using the nursing process within the guid...

COVID-19 vaccination is an effective method for reducing infection rates. Several clinical publications, however, have linked the use of this to a variety untoward events.Here we present case 18-year-old adult who developed tetraplegia or quadriplegia, day after taking first dose his Astra-Zeneca Vaccine, despite absence any other known triggers predisposing factors. This finding suggests link ...

An Indian male patient with acute quadriplegia with hypokalemia as a rare initial presentation of thyrotoxicosis is presented in this case report.