A client who has experienced an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) is most expected to:
1. Experience some neurotransmission of impulses.
2. Have sensory function restored first.
3. Be subjected to only a mild motor deficiency.
4. Experience a good prognosis for recovery.
Experience some neurotransmission of impulses.
Rationale: Patients who have experienced an incomplete spinal cord injury will have some preservation of sensory and/or motor function below the level of injury. In these patients, there is sparing of some of the spinal cord tracts, which allows neurotransmission to occur. Five main syndromes are associated with incomplete SCI, each classified according to the portion of the spinal cord damaged and the preservation of function below the level of injury. Prognosis, restoration of function, and degree of motor and sensory loss are specific to the resulting syndrome.
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