SCI Specific incomplete lesions Flashcards
paralysis and loss of vibratory and position sense ipsilateral and loss of pain and temperature sense contralateral
Brown-Sequard’s syndrome
Loss of motor function and pain and temperature sense below the lesion
Anterior Cord Syndrome
Considered a peripheral nerve injury. Include flaccidity, areflexia, and impairment of bowel and bladder function.
Cauda Equina Injuries
Mechanism of injury is usually cervical heperxtension that damages the spinothalamic tract, corticospinal tract and dorsal columns effecting the upper extremities greater than the lower and great motor deficits compared to sensory
Central Cord Syndrome
Motor function preserved, loss of pain, proprioception, two-pint discrimination and stereognosis
Posterior Cord syndrome
Intervertebral foramina ____ with flexion and contralateral sidebending and ___ with extension and ipsilateral side-bending
Increases
Decreases