title: The terms diplegia and quadriplegia should not be abandoned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Shevell
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic