A 35-year-old member asked:
what are the ways that people become paraplegic without having a spinal accident?
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Dr. Kornelis Poelstra answered
24 years experience Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Paraplegic: A 'paraplegic' can have a spinal cord injury e.g. Due to spinal cord infarct (like a stroke of the spinal cord) or perhaps the formation of a syrinx (fluid collection inside the cord putting pressure from the inside). Also herniated discs can cause it, but these situations are rare... What symptoms does the patient have?
Answered on Jul 20, 2013
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Philip Chao answered
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You should ask your : Doctor. The spinal cord can be damaged in many ways. You will have sensory changes, loss of motor and bladder and bowel function if the injury is se ... Read More
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Not necessarily: It is important if you are first on the scene and there is someone hurt not to move that person. If they have a spinal cord injury or if there is the ... Read More
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