4. Traumatic Quadriplegia Indian Experience at a Level-I Trauma Centre Deepak Agrawal , S Khan, S Ahmed, GD Satyarthee, D Gupta, S Sinha Department of Neurosurgery, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi Epidemiological data on the incidence & Outcome of traumatic-quadriplegia in India is lacking. Also, there remains a sense of hopelessness in management of these patients Background To assess the incidence, acute management and outcome of patients with traumatic-quadriplegia at a level-1 trauma centre in India Aims &Objectives
5. Prospective study- Jan 2009 to December 2009( 1 year period ) Consecutive patients with cervical injury & traumatic quadriplegia Nuricks grading - for quantifying neurological deficits Materials & Methods
6. Observations Total 164 quadriplegic patients 33 had complete & 131 had incomplete quadriplegia. Age: 11-70 years (mean 28 years) Male: Female ratio of 18:1. Follow up- 1.2-18 months (mean 7.4 months).