When the Client Who Has an Incomplete Lesion of the Spinal

question 5

Multiple Choice

When the client who has an incomplete lesion of the spinal cord complains of more weakness in his upper extremities than in his lower extremities, the nurse recognizes these manifestations to be consistent with

• A) anterior cord syndrome.
• B) Brown-Séquard syndrome.
• C) central cord syndrome.
• D) cervical cord syndrome.

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