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NRSG 2500 - MOBILITY QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
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primary spinal cord injury
Ans: initial trauma, usually permanent; complete transection, severing of
spinal cord
secondary spinal cord injury
Ans: due to ischemia, hypoxia, or hemorrhage; often reversible during the
first 4-6 hours after injury
secondary spinal cord injuries are often preventable/reversible during
when?
Ans: first 4-6 hours after injury
syndromes associated with incomplete SCI
Ans: central cord syndrome, anterior cord syndrome, brown-sequard
syndrome, conus medullaris syndrome
what is brown sequard syndrome
Ans: syndrome assoicated with incomplete SCI.. hemisection of spinal cord;
ipsilateral (same side) motor paralysis and contralateral (opposite side) loss
of pain and temperature sensation
tetraplegia
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, Ans: paralysis of upper and lower limbs and trunk, associated with cervical
injury; also called quadriplegia
tetraplegia/quadriplegia is associated with injury to the ____ region
Ans: cervical
paraplegia
Ans: paralysis of all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs; associated
with spinal cord damage in the thoracic or lumbar regions
paraplegia is assoicated with injury to the ____ region
Ans: thoracic or lumbar regions
what is conus medullaris syndrome
Ans: associated with incomplete SCI; tapered inferior end of spinal cord, L1
level
what is central cord syndrome
Ans: syndrome associated with incomplete SCI; center of spinal cord
damaged
what is anterior cord syndrome
Ans: syndromes associated with incomplete SCI; 2/3rds of anterior spinal
cord and spinal artery
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