N202 SCI Flashcards
0
Q
Lie w/in spinal cord above L1
A
Upper motor neuron’s
1
Q
Lesions ➡️ spasticity & hyperreflexia below level of lesion
A
Lesions of upper motor neuron’s
2
Q
Activate the muscle they innervate
A
Lower motor neuron
3
Q
Lesions of lower motor neurons➡️
A
Weakness, paralysis, flaccidity
4
Q
Number of vertebrae
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33
5
Q
Leading cause of death associated with spinal cord injuries
A
Respiratory (pneumonia, PE, or septicemia)
Used to be renal
6
Q
Greatest risk SCI
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16 to 30 y.o.
Male
Summer
EtOH/ drugs usually involved
7
Q
1/2 cord is transected into north and south
Ipsilateral (same side) paralysis or paresis
A
Brown-Sequard syndrome
