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Mobility Disorders: SCI, Guillain-Barre,
and Fractures Exam – Verified Questions
and Answers for an A Grade
What are the leading causes of spinal cord injuries (SCIs) in the USA? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Vehicle collisions, falls, violence, and sports injuries.



How many spinal cord injuries occur in the USA yearly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Approximately 17,000.



What is the average life expectancy for individuals with spinal cord injuries? - CORRECT ANSWERS
It is shortened and has not improved since the 1980s.



What are the two phases of damage in spinal cord injuries? - CORRECT ANSWERS Primary
damage from direct trauma and secondary damage from progressive processes like edema and
ischemia.



What is spinal shock? - CORRECT ANSWERS A condition where the brain cannot transmit
signals beyond the injury site, resulting in flaccid paralysis and loss of reflexes.



What is neurogenic shock? - CORRECT ANSWERS Loss of sympathetic nervous system
function leading to peripheral vasodilation, venous pooling, and decreased cardiac output.



What are the symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia? - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypertension,
vasoconstriction, acute headache, diaphoresis above the injury, bradycardia, and flushed face/upper
chest.



What is the most common type of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP).

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