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Motor and/or sensory impairments of all or part of the trunk and both lower extremities, resulting from lesions of the thoracic or lumbar spinal cord or cauda equina is known as paraplegia.

At what spinal cord injury level can a patient be independent with respiratory function?

Interventions directed at promoting postural control in patients with MS should first focus on activities in which of the following positions?

After an episode of Autonomic Dysreflexia, signs and symptoms never resolve in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Which of the following examples BEST reflects the concepts of selective stretching that may directly impact functional recovery for a patient who has a C6 SCI?

Cranial nerves that are typically involved with ALS include: 

You are working with a patient with a SCI on a tilt table and the patient complains of onset of headache, accompanied by flushing of the face, and “goose bumps”. Your response would be to:

The period of areflexia or flaccid paralysis and absence of all spinal reflexes below the level of the lesion in a SCI is known as:

A person who has this type of attention deficit would not be allowed to drive a car most likely. 

This type of MS is a less common form and is characterized by nearly continuous worsening of the disease from the onset without distinct attacks.