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Diseases & Conditions
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The spinal cord contains the nerves that carry messages between your brain and body, and passes through the neck and back. A spinal cord injury is very serious because it can cause paralysis below the site of the injury.
Symptoms may include:
- head held in unusual position
- numbness or tingling that radiates down an arm or leg
- weakness
- difficulty walking
- paralysis of arms or legs
- no bladder or bowel control
- shock - pale, clammy skin, bluish lips and fingernails, dazed or semi-conscious
- unconscious
- stiff neck
- headache
- neck pain
Causes may include:
- direct trauma to the face, neck, head, or back
- diving accident
- electric shock
- extreme twisting of the trunk
- sports injury
- major blow to the head or chest
- fall from a great height
Treatment may include:
- first aid
- hospitalization
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