Test 4 Spinal Cord Injuries
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candacecaw on April 6, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tetraplegia is perfered name for: | Quadriplegia |
| Number SPI a year | 10,000 |
| 22% | falls/hit by object |
| 43% | MVA (Motor Vehicle Accidents) |
| 11% | sports |
| 19% | Violence |
| Course of injury 1 | Spinal shock- |
| Course of injury 2 | Return with normal musculature above injury, absence of reflexes at injury level, and hypertonicity below injury |
| Course of injury 3 | stabilization of spin |
| What is spinal shock | reflexia below level of injury |
| Tetraplegia | cerviccal lesion |
| Paraplegia | Thoracic or below (50%) |
| Complete lesion | no sensation or motor control |
| Incomplete | variable based on dermatones and musculature |
| ASIA (American Spinal Cord Injury Association) | classifies SCI as A-E |
| A | Complete |
| B | Sensation intact, motor loss |
| C | Some motor function is spared |
| D | Motor function is spared |
| E | Motor and sensation is intact |
| Types of SCI | Central Cord Syndrome, Brown-Sequard Syndrome, Anterior Cord, Cauda Equina Syndrome |
| Central Cord Syndrome | more problems in UE |
| Brown-Sequard Syndrome | Hemisection of cord. ispilateral proprioception and motor dysfunction. Contral lateral pain and temp loss |
| Anterior Cord | intact proprioception |
| Cauda Equina Syndrome | Lower Motor syndrome |
| Related problems to SCI | Respiration, Autonomic dysreflexia, orthostatic hypotension, pressure sores, bowel/bladder dysfunction, temperature regulation, spasticiy, deep vein thrombosis, heterotopic ossification |
| Assesment for SCI | Occupation history, MMT, Sensation, ADL/IADL |
| Treatment | education, tendesis, ADL, Sexuality, base treatment on levels, enviromental controls, Mobile arm supports |
| TBI | High corretlation between SCI and head injury (50%) |
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