A central cord impingement is an incomplete injury to the cervical spinal cord. A central cord impingement results in extensive motor weakness in the upper extremities.
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Central cord syndrome is an "incomplete lesion," a condition in which only part of the spinal cord is affected. In central cord syndrome, there is greater weakness or outright paralysis of the upper extremities, as compared with the lower extremities.
The central nervous system
There's a bulge pushing through the ring holding the vertebral disk between L4 and L5. The bulge is narrowing the opening for the spinal cord somewhat, and is also touching both sides of the nerves coming off the spinal cord at L5.
The segment of spinal cord affected by central cord syndrome is the cervical segment, the part of the spinal cord that is encased within the first seven vertebrae, running from the base of the brain and into the neck.
The central nervous system is the brain and spinal cord. The branches from the brain and cord are called the peripheral nervous system.
The brain and spinal cord.
the central nervous system is made up of the brain and the spinal cord
Ependymal cells line the central canal of the spinal cord
The Central Nervous System (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord.