general

Question 1

definition of complete injury

Answer 1

an injury with no spared motor or sensory function below the affected level.

Question 2

definition of Neurogenic shock

Answer 2

hypotension & relative bradycardia in a patient with an acute spinal cord injury,
circulatory collapse from loss of sympathetic tone

Question 3

definition of Spinal shock

Answer 3

Temporary loss of spinal cord function and reflex activity below the level of a spinal cord injury. (neurons become hyperpolarized and unresponsive to stimuli from brain)

Question 4

stages of spinal shock

Answer 4

Phase 1 - hyporeflexia 0-48H
Phase 2 - initial reflex return 1-2D (polysynaptic return )
Phase 3 -hyperreflexia 1-3W
Phase 4 - spasticity 1-12M

Question 5

anterior cord syndrome

Answer 5

involves a variable loss of motor function and pain and/or temperature sensation, with preservation of proprioception

Question 6

Brown-Sequard syndrome

Answer 6

involves an ipsilateral loss of proprioception and motor function, with contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensation

Question 7

posterior cord syndrome

Answer 7

characterized by preservation of motor function, sense of pain, and light touch, with loss of proprioception and temperature sensation below the level of the lesion

Question 8

central cord syndrome

Answer 8

lags more than hands
lost: motor , pain,tempruter
preserved : proprioception