Spinal shock is characterized by:
a. loss of voluntary motor function with preservation of reflexes.
b. cessation of spinal cord function below the lesion.
c. loss of spinal cord function at the level of the lesion only.
d. temporary loss of spinal cord function above the lesion.
ANS: B
Spinal shock is the complete cessation of spinal cord function below the lesion. The reflexes are not preserved in spinal shock. Spinal shock is the complete cessation of spinal cord function be-low the lesion, not at the lesion only.
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