Tag: Quadriplegic
Quadriplegic gets $6 million from city
BALTIMORE (AP) — A man who was left paralyzed after his neck was broken during a 1997 arrest by Baltimore police has agreed to...
Andrew Stephen on a quadriplegic’s death sentence
For those of you who cannot conceive of the US as a cruel country, read the tale of the young quadriplegic condemned to death...
California’s 21st-century Stem Cell Gold Rush
Roxanne Khamsi
A pill-sized brain chip has allowed a quadriplegic man to check e-mail and play computer games using his thoughts. The device can tap...
Quadriplegic man travels to China for stem cell research
By Kevin Otzenberger - Times-News correspondent
BLISS -- A 31-year-old Bliss man will travel to China in January to undergo an experimental treatment that might...
Fundraiser set for quadriplegic mom
A family still recovering from a ghastly car accident last year will hold a benefit Thursday to raise money for specialized surgery for the...
`Superman’ star became real-life fighter for spinal cord research
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping "Superman" of celluloid who became another kind of hero as a force for spinal cord...
Quadriplegic will run marathon
Alan Robinson will be one of the last runners to cross the finish line in Sunday's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
When he ran last year,...
D.C. Jail Stay Ends in Death For Quadriplegic Md. Man
Care Provided by Hospital, Corrections Dept. in Question
By Henri E. Cauvin - Washington Post Staff Writer
Jonathan Magbie, a 27-year-old Mitchellville man, was sent to...
Does recovery occur after spinal cord injury?
Many doctors tell patients and families that recovery does not occur after spinal cord injury. This is not true. Recovery is the rule, not...
Rotarians hear story of young quadriplegic
On Tuesday, Woodland Rotarians, with many of their children and grandchildren, listened raptly as 24-year-old quadriplegic Anthony 'Tony' Venditti told of how his life...
