While caring for a client with a neck injury, the nurse finds that the client has no sensation in the arms and hands. Which disorder should the nurse suspect in the client?
1. Horner's syndrome
2. Central cord syndrome
3. Cauda equina syndrome
4. Conus medullaris syndrome
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A. proto-oncogene B. telomerase C. cancer D. mutated cell E. oncogene
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