A client has sustained damage to the ventral root of the lower thoracic spinal cord. When the client's wife asks if her husband will be paralyzed, the nurse explains:
A)
"Your husband will not have any sensation from the neck down."
B)
"His kind of damage will cause flaccid paralysis in the lower extremities."
C)
"He will have flaccid paralysis from the neck down."
D)
"He will be able to move his extremities, but he won't be able to feel anything."
B
Explanation:
A)
Damage to the ventral root of the spinal cord results in flaccid paralysis. Since injury is at the thoracic level, the lower extremities only will be involved.
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B)
Damage to the ventral root of the spinal cord results in flaccid paralysis. Since injury is at the thoracic level, the lower extremities only will be involved.
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C)
Damage to the ventral root of the spinal cord results in flaccid paralysis. Since injury is at the thoracic level, the lower extremities only will be involved.
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D)
Damage to the ventral root of the spinal cord results in flaccid paralysis. Since injury is at the thoracic level, the lower extremities only will be involved.
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