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11-23-2014, 06:51 PM
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Re: Ex-Convict in a Wheelchair is Set On Fire
It depends on the level of paralysis. Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure that if the spinal cord is severed or severely injured and the patient shows severe motor disjunction (paralysis) then the area below that injury is usually numb (insensate) because nerve impulses run from the peripheral nerves (so in extremities etc) through the CNS (spinal cord) to the brain. So if the spinal cord is damaged the impulse is disrupted. That's what I understood anyway from when we did human physiology in undergrad but I wasn't a huge fan of that module haha. |
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11-23-2014, 06:58 PM
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Re: Ex-Convict in a Wheelchair is Set On Fire
Further reading... http://www.streetsie.com/testing-ref...-spinal-shock/ And if you're really interested (slightly old but still relevant) http://www.nature.com/sc/journal/v37...f/3100809a.pdf |
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11-23-2014, 08:42 PM
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Re: Ex-Convict in a Wheelchair is Set On Fire
I wondered the same thing. He looks like he's in a lot of pain though.
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