Lecture 43 - Injuries to spinal cord

Question 1

Hemisection of spinal cord motor deficits - e.g. left Th8 level?

Answer 1

ipsilateral monoplegia (leg), increased reflexes due to imbalance of synaptic inputs from the reticulospinal and vestibulospinal tract

Question 2

Hemisection of spinal cord sensory deficits - e.g. left Th8 level?

Answer 2

loss of contralateral pain and temperature, loss of ipsilateral touch and proprioception

Question 3

Spinal shock?

Answer 3

paraplegia, total anaesthesia, areflexia (lower body), decreased blood pressure