A patient is admitted to the ICU with a C5–C6 subluxation fracture. He is able to move his legs better than he can move his arms. Which of the following statements is true about his spinal cord injury?
a. He is likely to be in supraventricular tachycardia.
b. Hyperthermia is common in patients with spinal cord injury.
c. These patients do not usually require mechanical ventilation.
d. The patient has a central cord syndrome.
D
Central cord syndrome is associated with cervical hyperextension/flexion injury and hematoma formation in the center of the cervical cord. This injury produces a motor and sensory deficit more pronounced in the upper extremities than in the lower extremities.
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