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Rehabilitation of People with Spinal Cord Injury - Classification and Designation of Lesion Level
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Rehabilitation of People with Spinal Cord Injury - Classification and Designation of Lesion Level

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What is the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) used for?

  • To promote better communication among professionals and establish prognosis (correct)
  • To provide guidance for surgical procedures
  • To determine the type of rehabilitation exercises required
  • To classify different types of spinal cord injury
  • How is a complete spinal cord injury defined by the ISNCSCI?

  • No sensory or motor function in the lowest sacral segments (S4 and S5), with no sacral sparing (correct)
  • Presence of motor and/or sensory function below the neurological level including S4 and S5
  • Motor and/or sensory function at the lowest sacral segments (S4 and S5) with presence of sacral sparing
  • Ability to feel deep anal pressure and voluntary anal sphincter contraction
  • What is the relationship between spinal cord and nerve roots to vertebral bodies important for?

  • Classifying the severity of spinal cord injuries
  • Understanding neurological organization and structure (correct)
  • Determining prognosis of spinal cord injuries
  • Guiding rehabilitation exercises
  • What does the term 'zone of partial preservation' refer to in the context of spinal cord injuries?

    <p>Presence of motor and/or sensory function below the neurological level including S4 and S5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of classifying spinal cord injuries into tetraplegia and paraplegia?

    <p>To standardize the way severity of injury is determined and documented</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to have knowledge of neuroanatomical organization and structure in the context of spinal cord injuries?

    <p>To understand the relationship between spinal cord and nerve roots to vertebral bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used to describe the areas of intact motor and/or sensory function below the neurological level when there is no sacral sparing?

    <p>Zones of partial preservation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the period of areflexia immediately following spinal cord injury characterized by?

    <p>Absence of reflex activity and impaired autonomic regulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which syndrome is characterized by paralysis and loss of sensation on one side of the body and loss of pain and temperature sensation on the opposite side?

    <p>Brown-Sequard Syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the pathological autonomic reflex that can be life-threatening and is more common in the chronic stage of recovery after spinal cord injury?

    <p>Autonomic dysreflexia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to reflexes following the initial period of total areflexia immediately after spinal cord injury?

    <p>They become hyperreflexic within 1 to 3 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of injuries are more likely to experience autonomic dysreflexia (AD)?

    <p>Injuries above T6 (above the sympathetic splanchnic outflow)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for lifethreatening impairment of autonomic regulation characterized by loss of control of sweating and piloerection?

    <p>Autonomic dysreflexia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What results from disruption of the ascending sensory fibers following spinal cord injury?

    <p>Impaired or absent sensation below the level of the lesion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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