An elderly patient fell down a flight of basement stairs and is found at the bottom by family members about 20 minutes later. Your assessment reveals that the patient cannot feel painful stimuli to his hips and legs, nor can he move his legs, but he can feel you lightly touching the skin of his legs. Which type of injury may this be?
A) Posterior cord syndrome
B) Lateral cord syndrome
C) Central cord syndrome
D) Anterior cord syndrome
D) Anterior cord syndrome
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