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Acute Spinal Cord Injury

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What is Acute Spinal Cord Injury?

An acute spinal cord injury is caused by trauma to the spinal cord. It is a medical emergency that needs to be treated right away. The severity of symptoms (such as weakness, paralysis, and loss of feeling) depends on how badly the spinal cord is damaged and where on the cord the injury occurs.

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  • Muscle weakness.
  • Loss of voluntary muscle movement in the chest, arms, or legs.
  • Breathing problems.
  • Loss of feeling in the chest, arms, or legs.
  • Loss of bowel and bladder function.
  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Breathing problems
  • Heterotopic ossification
  • Pressure ulcer
  • Thromboembolism
  • Autonomic dysreflexia
  • Bowel
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Pneumonia
  • Falls.
  • Motor vehicle accidents (automobiles, motorcycles, and being struck as a pedestrian)
  • Sports injuries.
  • Diving accidents.
  • Trampoline accidents.
  • Violence (gunshot or stab wounds)
  • Infections that form an abscess on the spinal cord.

Can acute spinal cord injuries be prevented? There is no sure way to prevent SCI, but there are many steps you can take that might lower your risk, including: Don't drive when you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Always wear a seat belt while in a vehicle.

  • Being male. Spinal cord injuries largely affect men.
  • Being between the ages of 16 and 30. More than half of spinal cord injuries occur in people in this age range.
  • Being 65 and older. Another spike in spinal cord injuries occurs at age 65.
  • Alcohol use.
  • Engaging in risky behavior.
  • Having certain diseases.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

Your treatment may include: Observation and medical management in the intensive care unit (ICU) Medicines, such as corticosteroids (to help decrease the swelling in the spinal cord) Mechanical ventilator, a breathing machine (to help you breathe)

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How is it treated?

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Surgery is sometimes needed to evaluate the injured spinal cord, stabilize fractured backbones, release the pressure from the injured area, and to manage any other injuries that may have been a result of the accident. Your treatment may include: Observation and medical management in the intensive care unit (ICU)

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