SC Syndromes

Question 1

Anterior Cord Syndrome

Answer 1

-loss of motor function, pain and temperature

MOI: cervical flexion

Question 2

Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Answer 2

• ipsilateral loss of proprioception and vibration

- contralateral pain and temperature loss

Question 3

Cauda Equina

Answer 3

-flaccidity, areflexia, impaired bowel and bladder function

Question 4

Central Cord Syndrome

Answer 4

Damage to spinothalamnic (Lt, pressure, pain and temp), corticospinal (motor), and dorsal column (proprioception, vibration, 2 point, graphesthesia), motor > sensory
MOI: cervical hyperextension

Question 5

Posterior Cord Syndrome

Answer 5

• Loss of proprioception, two point, and stereognosis

- Motor preserved