SCI

Question 1

Which spinal cord injury is most common, incomplete, weaker in UE, and associated with cervical stenosis?

Answer 1

Central Cord Syndrome:

Question 2

Which spinal cord injury features absent blood supply to the cord, loss of motor control, pain, and temperature sensation below the injury?

Answer 2

Anterior Cord Syndrome

Question 3

Which spinal cord injury features incomplete, damage to the cord ipsilaterally?

Answer 3

Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Question 4

What occurs right after the injury and features a loss of reflexes below the lesion

Answer 4

Spinal Neurogenic Shock

Question 5

In _______ lesions above the T6 level; can result in death; severe hypertension, bradycardia, headache,vasodilation, flushed skin, profuse sweating above lesion level

Answer 5

Autonomic dysreflexia

Question 6

Orthostatic hypotension: blood pressure drops dangerously low when the individual with an SCI at the __ level or higher is in an upright position; causes dizziness, pallor in the face, blurred vision, excessive sweating above lesion, possible fainting

Answer 6

T6

Question 7

At which level of SCI injury can an individual start to drive?

Answer 7

C5

Question 8

With high SCI levels as C1-C3, which nerve is injured causing impaired respiratory function?

Answer 8

Phrenic