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What happens when the spinal cord is damaged?
When your spinal cord is damaged you may not be able to walk
Explain how a servere injury to the spinal cord can affect other parts of the body?
Nerve impulses pass from the brain down the spinal cord to other parts of your body. Damage the spinal cord, and parts of the body below the injury may be paralyzed. Injure the spinal cord at the neck, you may not be able to breathe, and you will die.
Does a high spinal cord injury require Ventilatory assistance devices?
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of high spinal cord injuries
Is spinal stenosis another type of cancer?
A spinal tumor is an abnormal growth of tissues within or surrounding the spinal cord or column. It can occur anywhere in the body, and these cells grow and multiply uncontrollably. A spinal tumor may stay silent for a long period of time. But It might present with the following symptoms- General Mid- Back pain Curvature of spine Stiff neck or back Loss of sense of position Numbness, Weakness, Tingling Consult Dr. Tushar Pisal, best spine surgeon in Pune & Pimpri Chinchwad for any of your spine-related problems.
If you have no sensation in the legs what may be injured?
Your spinal cord, part of the nervous system.
What vital signs may be affected by multiple sclerosis?
Brain and spinal cord
What type of impulses enter and leave from opposite sides of the spinal cord?
Afferent impulses enter the spinal cord from the posterior section. They may get processed by interneurons. And, in most cases they exit the spinal cord through the efferent neurons in the anterior section. The reason that they refer to this as being opposite sides has to do with what are called the 'horns' inside the spinal cord. The afferent impulses enter the dorsal horns in the back and the efferent impulses exit in the front, the anterior horns. This may be why your reference, your teacher, or a book, says that impulses enter and leave from opposite sides of the spinal cord.
What causes disabilities and why?
There are many, many, many different factors that can cause disabilities. For instance, if your spinal cord was damaged, you may be paralyzed from the waist down or head down, depending on where you were hit on the spinal cord. Your spinal cord sends messages to your nerves in your body, and thus cannot if broken.
What will happen if spinal cord is transected?
you will be paralyzed, but depending on the magnitude it MAY re-heal
How are spinal cord tumors prevented?
.early detection of cancer in other organs may prevent spinal cord tumors. Lifestyle changes, as stopping smoking, to lower the risk of the development of other types of cancer, may also help.
Can you drive with spinal cord injury?
Yes, you can drive with a spinal cord injury. Depending on the severity of the injury, some adaptions may be needed to enable driving, such as hand controls, wheelchair ramp etc.
What nerves cause paraplegia?
Paraplegia typically results from damage to the spinal cord, which may be caused by trauma, diseases, or conditions affecting the nerves in the lower back (lumbar region) or thoracic region of the spinal cord. Specific nerves involved in paraplegia would depend on the location and extent of the spinal cord injury.
