spinal shock

Etiology

• spinal cord compression

Pathology

• acute distruction of spinal cord at 1 or more cervical spine or thoracic spine levels

Clinical manifestations

• paralysis below the level of the lesion
• sphincter dysfunction with loss of bowel & bladder function
• hypotonia & areflexia below the level of the lesion
• autonomic dysfunction below the level of the lesion
• hypotension
• no Babinski sign

More general terms

• spinal cord disease