Spinal Cord Injury(Nclex) Prep Exam Questions With Solved Answers.

Functions Affected (Levels of Injury) - Answer • Breathing (C1-4)* • Head/neck movement (C2) • Heart rate (C4-C6)and shoulder movement (c-5) • Wrist & elbow movement (C-5) • Hand & finger movement (c7-T1) *cervical & lumbar injuries are most common b/c of flexibility Spinal Cord Injuries - Answer -loss of motor, sensory, reflezes & control of elimination -most caused by trauma-motor vehicle crashes, diving accidents, gunshot wounds Quadriplegia (tetraplega) - Answer injuries in cervial region, paralysis of all for extremities *if damage is low in the cervical cord arms are rarely completely paralyzed Paraplegia - Answer -thoracic, lumbar, or sacral spinal cord is damaged--paralysis and loss of sensation in leg (below T1) ASIA Impairment Scale - Answer A=Complete lesion: no motor/sensory function preserved in the sacral segment S4-S5 B,C,D=Incompletelesion -Sensory but no motor/or just motor E= Normal: motor & sensory function normal Complete lesion - Answer loss of all voluntary movement and sesation below th level of injury Incomplete lesion - Answer varying losses of coluntary movement and sensations below the level of injury