Lumbar level paraplegia
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What is lumbar level paraplegia?
Paraplegia is the loss of movements and/or sensation due to damage of the nervous system. Injury to the lumbar level of the spine allows for trunk and abdominal muscle control, however, leg control is impaired or lost.
Common symptoms reported by people with lumbar level paraplegia
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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Treatments taken by people with lumbar level paraplegia
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Lumbar laminectomy
Type
Surgery
How many have tried
1
Tried for
lumbar level paraplegia
(1)
Data from patients with lumbar level paraplegia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with lumbar level paraplegia
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Lumbar laminectomy
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
lumbar level paraplegia
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with lumbar level paraplegia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has lumbar level paraplegia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 21 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 16 say lumbar level paraplegia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 2 | |
| 30s | 0 | |
| 40s | 8 | |
| 50s | 5 | |
| 60s | 2 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 0 | |
| 20-29 years | 1 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 8 | |
| Female | 9 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 2 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |
These charts show data from lumbar level paraplegia patients who have completed their condition history
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