Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Nervous System Trauma

A 30 year old male was hit by a car and there was almost complete transection of spinal cord. Diagnosis of spinal shock was confirmed. What is not related to spinal shock?
  1. Reflexes below spinal cord injury level are depressed
  2. Gradual recovery of reflexes
  3. Reflexes above spinal cord injury level are normal
  4. No initial motor paralysis.
Explanation
Answer: D - .in spinal shock Reflexes below spinal cord injury level are depressed there is Gradual recovery of reflexes and Reflexes above spinal cord injury level are normal. There is motor paralysis in spinal shock
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