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Which function partially recovers during the stage of recovery of reflex activity?
Which function partially recovers during the stage of recovery of reflex activity?
- Visceral functions (correct)
- Voluntary muscle control
- Sensory perception
- Muscle tone and reflexes
What happens during the stage of recovery of reflex activity after spinal shock?
What happens during the stage of recovery of reflex activity after spinal shock?
- No recovery of sensations (correct)
- Improved motor coordination
- Complete recovery of voluntary activity
- Enhanced sensory perception
What is true about voluntary activity during the recovery process?
What is true about voluntary activity during the recovery process?
- It regains partially
- It becomes automatic
- It remains absent (correct)
- It fully regains
Which reflex becomes completely automatic during recovery?
Which reflex becomes completely automatic during recovery?
Which muscle tone returns first during the recovery process?
Which muscle tone returns first during the recovery process?
What is the role of lateral horn cells during recovery?
What is the role of lateral horn cells during recovery?
What characterizes the stage of spinal shock?
What characterizes the stage of spinal shock?
Which of the following is a feature of spinal shock?
Which of the following is a feature of spinal shock?
What is a common cause of hypotension in spinal shock?
What is a common cause of hypotension in spinal shock?
Which best describes the effect of spinal cord transection at T1 level?
Which best describes the effect of spinal cord transection at T1 level?
What is the effect on blood pressure if the lesion is above T1?
What is the effect on blood pressure if the lesion is above T1?
What is a key aspect of managing spinal shock?
What is a key aspect of managing spinal shock?
Which segment of the spinal cord is responsible for diaphragmatic respiration if the lesion is below it?
Which segment of the spinal cord is responsible for diaphragmatic respiration if the lesion is below it?
In paraplegia due to a lesion at T6, which limbs are paralyzed?
In paraplegia due to a lesion at T6, which limbs are paralyzed?
What happens to blood pressure if the lesion is between T6 to sacral segments?
What happens to blood pressure if the lesion is between T6 to sacral segments?
Which condition leads to instantaneous death due to paralysis of all respiratory muscles?
Which condition leads to instantaneous death due to paralysis of all respiratory muscles?
What characterizes the stage of spinal shock immediately after a spinal cord injury?
What characterizes the stage of spinal shock immediately after a spinal cord injury?
What is a common symptom seen below the level of a spinal cord lesion?
What is a common symptom seen below the level of a spinal cord lesion?
What happens to the lower limbs when extensor muscles are abruptly stretched in a spinal cord injury?
What happens to the lower limbs when extensor muscles are abruptly stretched in a spinal cord injury?
When does the knee jerk reflex typically return after a spinal cord injury?
When does the knee jerk reflex typically return after a spinal cord injury?
What is a characteristic of the muscle tone in patients experiencing reflex extension of both lower limbs after spinal cord injury?
What is a characteristic of the muscle tone in patients experiencing reflex extension of both lower limbs after spinal cord injury?
What is a common consequence of general infection or toxaemia in spinal cord injury patients?
What is a common consequence of general infection or toxaemia in spinal cord injury patients?
What happens to skin characteristics as spinal cord injury patients recover from reflex failure stage?
What happens to skin characteristics as spinal cord injury patients recover from reflex failure stage?
What neurological manifestations did the 25-year-old man exhibit after the stab injury?
What neurological manifestations did the 25-year-old man exhibit after the stab injury?
What was the result of the sensory examination on the 25-year-old man's lower limbs?
What was the result of the sensory examination on the 25-year-old man's lower limbs?
In the 50-year-old man with a spinal cord transection at T10 level, what was the immediate effect on the urinary bladder?
In the 50-year-old man with a spinal cord transection at T10 level, what was the immediate effect on the urinary bladder?
What were the features observed in both lower extremities of the 50-year-old man with a complete spinal cord transection at T10 level?
What were the features observed in both lower extremities of the 50-year-old man with a complete spinal cord transection at T10 level?
What were the characteristics of spinal shock experienced by the 50-year-old man with a complete spinal cord transection at T10 level?
What were the characteristics of spinal shock experienced by the 50-year-old man with a complete spinal cord transection at T10 level?
How would the features differ if the 50-year-old man with a spinal cord transection at T10 level was examined after 4 months?
How would the features differ if the 50-year-old man with a spinal cord transection at T10 level was examined after 4 months?
