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Neuro.
SCI: Syndromes (PTA)
Syndrome | Mechanism of Injury | Losses/Characteristics | Damage to... | Incomplete/Complete |
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Brown-Sequard's Syndrome | Stab wound--> hemisection of s.c. (rare) | paralysis & vibratory & position sense on same side; Pain & temperature on opposite side | Corticospinal tract & Dorsal columns; Lateral spinothalamic tract | incomplete |
Central Cord Syndrome | Cervical hyperextension | UE's present with greater involvement than LEs; Motor>Sensory deficits | Corticospinal & Spinothalamic tracts& Dorsal columns | incomplete |
Posterior Cord Syndrome | compression of post. spinal artery | pain perception, proprioception, two-point discrimination & stereognosis | Posterior Spinal Artery | incomplete: Motor function is preserved |
Anterior Cord Syndrome | Cervical flexion | motor, pain & temperature below lesion | Corticospinal & Spinothalamic tracts | incomplete |
Cauda Equina Injuries | injury below L1 spinal level | characteristics: flaccidity, areflexia, impairment of b/b | peripheral nerve injury | usually incomplete, but can be complete |