Your Patient Is a 17-Year-Old Female Who Fell from a Horse

question 61

Multiple Choice

Your patient is a 17-year-old female who fell from a horse. She is complaining of being unable to move. During your assessment, you have placed her arms at her sides, but her arms keeping returning to a "stick-up" or "hold-up" position. Based on this, which of the following is MOST likely?

• A) The patient has a spinal-cord injury at T-1.
• B) The patient has Brown-Séquard syndrome.
• C) The patient is feigning the injury.
• D) The patient has a spinal cord injury in the midcervical region.

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