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Abrupt jerks can be responsible for many injuries, but most commonly a jarring, jerking motion can cause brain and spinal cord injury.
In the brain, shaking or strong rotation of the head causes brain structures to tear. Nerve tissue is disturbed throughout the brain.This is called dffuse axonal injury.
In the spine, it could cause any of the following injuries:
* Anterior cord syndrome: characterized by damage to the front of the spinal cord, resulting in impaired temperature, touch, and pain sensations below the point of injury. Some movement can later be recovered.
* Central cord syndrome: characterized by damage in the center of the spinal cord that results in loss of function in the arms but some leg movement. Some recovery is possible.
* Posterior cord syndrome: characterized by damage to the back of the spinal cord, resulting in good muscle power, pain, and temperature sensation, but poor coordination.
* Brown-Sequard syndrome: characterized by damage to one side of the spinal cord, resulting in impaired loss of movement but preserved sensation on one side of the body, and preserved movement and loss of sensation on the other side of the body.
* Cauda equina lesion: characterized by injury to the nerves located between the first and second lumbar region of the spine, resulting in partial or complete loss of sensation. In some cases, nerves regrow and function is recovered.
http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/spinal-cord-injuries/index.html
http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/traumatic-brain-injury-types/index.html
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What does it mean for someone to jerk you around?
To jerk is to abruptly pull. To jerk around suggests a series of abrupt pulls in different directions, which would be very disorienting. If someone is jerking you around they are telling you a series of inconsistencies, so that you don't know in what direction this person is trying to pull you.
What is jerk?
A spasmodic, usually involuntary, muscular movement, as the reflex action of pulling the hand away from a flame.
5 examples with the root 'rupt'?
1. abrupt 2. abrupt 3. abrupt 4. abrupt 5. abrupt
How do you spell abrupt?
The correct spelling is "abrupt."
Use abrupt in a sentence?
Her answer was very abrupt. I was surprised at her abrupt appearance. The party came to an abrupt end when she accidentally lit the cake on fire. You were quite abrupt to the little girl.
What is the adverb of abrupt?
The adverb of abrupt is abruptly.
Is abrupt an adverb?
No, the word "abrupt" is not an adverb. It is actually an adjective.The adverb form of the word "abrupt" is abruptly.
Does abrupt and abruptly mean the same thing?
no. abrupt means it happened suddenly and abruply means it happened in an abrupt way.
What is a sentence that uses the word abrupt?
The car came to an abrupt halt. When he walked up their conversation came to an abrupt end.
How can you use the word abrupt in a sentence?
the man fell in the ocean in a abrupt way. Her abrupt, unfriendly manner. "If the sensor in one's car detects that a deceleration is too abrupt, it will deploy the air bag."
What is abrupt shift?
For reference: an abrupt [a gradual,steady] shift in attitude
How use abrupt in a sentence?
The motorcyclist made an abrupt lane change.
