Causes of Spinal Cord Injury
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Effects of Spinal Cord Injury:
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Loss of sensation and motor function below the point of injury
Affected functions and/or complications may include:
* Bowel and bladder function.
* Sexual function.
* Loss of breathing (need mechanical ventilation). * Regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, sweating and hence body temperature.
* Spasticity (increased reflexes and stiffness of the limbs).
* Neuropathic pain.
* Atrophy of muscle.
* Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
* Osteoporosis (loss of calcium) and bone degeneration.
* Gallbladder and renal stones.
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