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nadiabarati

06/26/06 - 05:53 AM       #1

A 59 y/o male was shot in the back with a handgun during a robbery attempt. A bullet fragment lacerated the right half of the spinal cord at T1. Which one of the following neurologic findings would you expect?
A. Loss of pain sensation in the right leg
B. Loss of position sense in the right hand
C. Loss of movement in the right leg
D. Loss of position sense in the left leg
E. Loss of movement in the left leg


nadiabarati

06/26/06 - 05:53 AM       #2

B?

robin082006
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06/26/06 - 06:22 AM       #3

Similar symptoms to righ Brown-Sequard syndome at T1.

C is the best

B is innervated by C5.6,7,8 and T1


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06/26/06 - 06:27 AM       #4

c

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nadiabarati

06/26/06 - 06:55 AM       #5

T1, leg?!!

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06/26/06 - 09:31 AM       #6

shaking head

waqastariq

06/26/06 - 10:56 AM       #7

nodyups its just Brown-Sequard syndome at T1

loss of ipsilateral movement of lower regions... smiling face

waqastariq

06/26/06 - 10:56 AM       #8

option C

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09/10/06 - 06:11 PM       #9

yes its C..









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