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Sensory Function Below Level of Injury Sensory loss greater in upper extremities than lower extremities Loss of pain and temperature with preservation vibration and position sense Loss of vibration and position sense with preservation

Motor Function Below Level of Injury Weakness/paralysis of upper extremities greater than lower extremities Paralysis None Ipsilateral motor paralysis

Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes

Injury to central gray matter with cord, disruption of blood flow through anterior spinal artery Injury to posterior column

Pathophysiolgy preservation of outer white matter Injury to anterior portion of spinal Lateral injury to one side of the cord

Syndrome Central cord syndrome Anterior cord syndrome Posterior cord syndrome Brown-Séquard syndrome

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