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Does c spinal cord injury affects brain function?
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No: Spinal cord injury affects portions of the body b elow the site of the injury. The brain is not affected, but these injuries are frequently very disturbing and sometimes dangerous. The person suffering from this can be depressed and needing of assistance in many other ways.
Answered 1/11/2016
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Only if head injury: A cervical spinal cord injury should not directly affect brain function. However, the forces involved in a neck injury are often powerful enough to cause head injury as well. It is common to see concussion or closed head injury alongside cervical spinal cord injury. If there is any question about possible brain injury, consider a head ct scan or a cognitive eval by a speech-language pathologist.
Answered 10/4/2016
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No: A cervical spinal cord injury will not alter the function of the brain.
Answered 2/16/2014
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