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Traumatic paraplegia is caused by a lesion of the spinal cord which of course occurs after a trauma. It will lead to paralyzed parts of the body or even spasms of the limbs and dysfunction of the bladder, all under the place of the damaged part of the spine. The problem would lay with the cord which seems to show a dysfunctioning sending potentials through the limbs which could lead to the symptoms of this pathology. | Traumatic paraplegia is caused by a lesion of the spinal cord which of course occurs after a trauma. It will lead to paralyzed parts of the body or even spasms of the limbs and dysfunction of the bladder, all under the place of the damaged part of the spine. The problem would lay with the cord which seems to show a dysfunctioning sending potentials through the limbs which could lead to the symptoms of this pathology. <ref name="Hardy et al.">Pathological ossification in traumatic paraplegia</ref> <ref name="Guttmann et al.">Initial Treatment of Traumatic Paraplegia</ref> <ref name="Sedgwick et al.">Spinal cord potentials in traumatic paraplegiafckLRand quadriplegia</ref> | ||
<ref name="Hardy et al.">Pathological ossification in traumatic paraplegia</ref> <ref name="Guttmann et al.">Initial Treatment of Traumatic Paraplegia</ref> | |||
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Definition/Description
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Traumatic paraplegia is caused by a lesion of the spinal cord which of course occurs after a trauma. It will lead to paralyzed parts of the body or even spasms of the limbs and dysfunction of the bladder, all under the place of the damaged part of the spine. The problem would lay with the cord which seems to show a dysfunctioning sending potentials through the limbs which could lead to the symptoms of this pathology. [1] [2] [3]
