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What is the level of Charles Krauthammer's injury?
Charles Krauthammer suffered a spinal-cord injury in diving accident. The severity of the injury has left him paralyzed and forces him to stay in a wheelchair.
What is the level of Charles Krauthammer?
Charles Krauthammer suffered a spinal-cord injury in diving accident. The severity of the injury has left him paralyzed and forces him to stay in a wheelchair.
How do you know you got a complete spinal cord injury?
There will be a complete loss of movement and sensation below the level of spinal cord injury.
Can a spinal cord injury at the lumbar level lead to hemiplagia?
yes
Has anyone with a incomplete spinal cord injury walked?
Yes, an incomplete spinal injury means there is movement or sensation preserved below the level of injury. This can be as little movement as moving a toe, to full movement, including walking.
What is the paralysis of the lower extremities due to a severe spinal cord injury?
Paraplegia - (paralysis of the lower extremities) is cuased by severe injury to the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region, resulting in loss of sensory and motor control below the level of the injury.
What is the lowest level on the spinal cord that an injury could cause diaphragmatic impairment or paralysis?
T 12
What determines the extent of paralysis?
The extent to which movement and sensation are damaged depends on the level of the spinal cord injury.
What is a traumatic injury to the neck and spinal cord can result in?
A spinal cord injury can result in a loss of sensation and/or loss of function below the area of spinal cord injury. The degree to which the body is affected, will depend how high up the spinal cord the injury occurs. If the injury is in the neck, cervical region, then the arms will also be affected, resulting in Quadriplegia. More information on the different types of spinal cord injury can be found here: http://www.apparelyzed.com/paralysis.html
What determines paralysis and loss of sensation?
The extent to which movement and sensation are damaged depends on the level of the spinal cord injury.
What is the impact of spinal shock?
Spinal shock, which is caused by a spinal cord injury, is characterized by a loss of sensation, motor paralysis, and initial loss of reflexes (which eventually recover). at T1 level what should a nurse be looking for
Is paralysis in the lower body part incurable?
There are two types of spinal cord injuries. Complete spinal cord injuries refer to the types of injuries that result in complete loss of function below the level of the injury, while incomplete spinal cord injuries are those that result in some sensation and feeling below the point of injury. The level and degree of function in incomplete injuries is highly individual, and is dependent upon the way in which the spinal cord has been damaged.http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/spinal-cord-injuries/index.htmlThe prognosis of a particular spinal cord injury varies depending upon where along the spinal column the spinal cord has been injured, the severity of the injury, and which nerve fibers are damaged. As a general rule of thumb, some recovery can be expected within the first six months following injury. After six months, additional recovery is unlikelyhttp://www.brainandspinalcord.org/spinal-cord-injury/index.html A combination of physical therapy, electronic aides, medications, and surgeries can be used to help SCI survivors regain as much function as possible after injury.
