Spinal Cord Injury Overview

July 11, 2017 Scott Joy
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The spinal cord, cross-section. Source nursing411.org http://nursing411.org/Courses/MD0919_Nursing_care_sensory_neurologic/2-4_Nursing_Care_sensory_neuro.html

Summary

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in the cord’s normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function.

Common causes of damage are trauma (car accident, gunshot, falls, sports injuries, etc.) or disease (transverse myelitis, polio, spina bifida, Friedreich’s ataxia, etc.). The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of function to occur.

Link to Spinal Cord Injury Hub

Initial Overview based on Wikipedia entry Jan. 4, 2016.

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