The nurse is assessing a client with a spinal cord injury who is exhibiting loss of motor function, pain, and temperature sensation distal to the injury. Which complication does the nurse suspect?
A) Anterior cord syndrome
B) Spinal shock
C) Brown-Séquard syndrome
D) Central cord syndrome
A) Anterior cord syndrome
Explanation: A) Loss of motor function, pain, and temperature sensation distal to the injury are consistent with anterior cord syndrome.
B) These symptoms are not consistent with spinal shock, Brown-Séquard syndrome, or central cord syndrome.
C) These symptoms are not consistent with spinal shock, Brown-Séquard syndrome, or central cord syndrome.
D) These symptoms are not consistent with spinal shock, Brown-Séquard syndrome, or central cord syndrome.
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