Following a Spinal Cord Injury, Assessment Revealed Left-Side Motor Paralysis

question 20

Multiple Choice

Following a spinal cord injury, assessment revealed left-side motor paralysis with loss of vibratory and position sense, and right-side loss of pain and temperature sensation. The nurse recognizes the spinal cord syndrome of

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

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