Author Question: A mechanical injury to the brain that results in a short-term and/or a long-term neurologic deficit ... (Read 121 times)

Diane · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

A mechanical injury to the brain that results in a short-term and/or a long-term neurologic deficit is:

a. a repetitive head injury.
b. a subdural hematoma.
c. neural ischemia.
d. a traumatic brain injury.

Question 2

You should recognize a possible spinal column injury with no spinal cord involvement when you discover which of the following assessment findings?

a. Tenderness to the thoracic spine with intact motor and sensory function in each extremity
b. Intact motor ability to all four extremities with the loss of sensation to the legs
c. Pain in the cervical spine with the loss of sensation to the right arm and leg
d. Intact sensation to all four extremities with the loss of motor ability in the arms