A patient was ejected from a car during a rollover collision at a moderate to high rate of speed. Which presentation in this patient is most characteristic of the incomplete spinal cord injury referred to as a "central cord syndrome"?

A) Loss of motor function to the arms with intact motor function to the legs
B) Loss of motor function and sensation to one side of the body only
C) Loss of sensation to one side of the body, and loss of motor function to the opposite side of the body
D) Loss of perfusion to the spinal cord that results in complete loss of motor function and sensation to both the arms and legs


A) Loss of motor function to the arms with intact motor function to the legs

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