A 22-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department After

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Multiple Choice

A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a bar fight during which he received a knife wound to his neck.  The patient is in moderate distress but is alert and can follow commands.  Vital signs are stable.  Neurologic examination shows right-sided hemiplegia.  Loss of proprioception and vibratory sensation is present below the C8 dermatome on the right side.  On the left side, there is loss of pain and temperature sensation below the T2 dermatome.  MRI of this patient's spine will most likely reveal which of the following?

• A)Complete transection of the spinal cord
• B)Damage to the cervical dorsal roots on the right side
• C)Lesion of the dorsal columns on the right side
• D)Lesion of the medial longitudinal fasciculus on the right side
• E)Right-sided hemisection of the spinal cord

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