A 32-year-old member asked:
Are there effects of spinal cord injuries? what are they?
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Dr. Stuart Riceanswered
36 years experience
Depends on Level: Cervical (quadriplegia) results in the partial or complete loss of arm and leg function as well as the loss of bowel and bladder control and sexual function (males), sensation (females) although some remain able to conceive. Paraplegia (thoracic and lumbar) result in much the same except the arms are spared. Complete injuries (no sensation/movement don't recover. Incomplete have better prognosis.
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Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Depends upon level : & if complete or incomplete spinal cord transection injury, or just bruising oe a bleed. Most spinal cord injuries result in loss of normal bladder control & ?Also affect bowel control. Below the neck injuries tend to result in paraplegia, loss to muscle control sensation below level of injury. Cervical injuries can cause quadriplegia, loss of ues of all 4 limbs. V. High cervical need ventilator.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me what a spinal cord injury is?
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Dr. Robert Kentanswered
Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine 14 years experience
Spinal cord injury: Is an injury to the actual cord of portions of neurons that extend from the base of your brain down the spinal canal and send the nerves to the rest of your body from the brain. The actual injury can be numerous mechanisms, from anything from trauma to infection to infarct, severing communication of some degree from your brain to the levels below the injury.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
What are the tests for spinal cord injuries?
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Dr. Larry Armstronganswered
Neurosurgery 29 years experience
See below: Mri, maybe ct, spinal fluid analysis, neurologic exam, spinal myelography.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How common are injuries to the spinal cord?
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Dr. Richard Orranswered
Surgical Oncology 46 years experience
Moderate: Fortunately, the bones in the spine give us pretty good protection and spinal cord injuries are much less common than things like broken wrists, collarbones, legs, etc. But they are devastating injuries when they lead to paralysis, so you should do everything you can do to prevent them. Wear your seatbelt, be very careful on ladders, stay off roofs (unless trained), don't dive into water, etc.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Are there any ways to recover from spinal cord injuries?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
34 years experience
Yes: If you mean a complete cure for paralysis, we do not have that yet. However, there can be a great deal of natural recovery depending on the extent of the damage. Also, rehabilitation programs for spinal cord injury can help a great deal in terms of helping the person with spinal cord injury become as independent as possible for their injury.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
In what way are spinal cord injuries similar to heart injuries?
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Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
Sounds like a riddle: Okay, i give up. In what way are spinal cord injuries similar to heart injuries?
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