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According to the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing in an article by Kathleen T. Lucke, "lung diseases and breathing complications cause significant illness in patients following spinal cord injuries. The mortality rate from pulmonary complications, such as pneumonia, lung collapse, respiratory failure, and infections, can be 40-80% in the first year after injury."
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What is a c2 spinal cord injury?
A C2 spinal cord injury is an injury to the 2nd spinal segment in the cervical section of the spinal cord.
What does the medical abbreviation SCI mean?
Spinal Cord InjuryIn medical terms, SCI stands for spinal cord injury.1) Science2) Spinal Cord Injuryspinal cord injury
Why will a c-7 spinal cord injury cause hyperventilation?
Why will a c7 spinal cord injury cause hypoventalation
Effect of getting a spinal cord injury?
you could get a spinal cord or bundles
What can happen to a person with spinal cord injury?
a person with a spinal cord injury could become paralyzed or go into a coma
Incomplete spinal cord injury?
An incomplete spinal cord injury happens when only part of the spinal cord is damaged. This will result in a variety of residual muscle control, sensation or both.
How could a spinal cord injury leave you unable to move your legs or arms?
A spinal cord injury can disrupt the communication between the brain and the body by damaging the nerve pathways that transmit signals to and from the limbs. When the injury occurs at a certain level of the spinal cord, it can result in paralysis or weakness in the corresponding areas of the body—this condition is known as paraplegia (affecting the legs) or quadriplegia (affecting all four limbs). The extent of the impairment depends on the location and severity of the injury, with higher injuries typically leading to more extensive loss of function.
What is spinal cord infarction?
Spinal cord infarction (sometimes called spinal stroke ) refers to injury to the spinal cord due to oxygen deprivation.
What was Justin frishbergs spinal injury?
Justin's spinal injury was to his cervical spinal cord resulting in Tetraplegia.
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.
Is poliomyelitis a bacterial infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord?
Close - poliomyelitis is a viral infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord.
Where can you fin a spinal cord injury lawyer in Montreal?
To find a spinal cord injury lawyer in Montreal, you can use sites like Yelp which will provide you with a list of lawyers that specialize in spinal cord injury, as well as people's comments on the lawyer.
