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Mike Smith Case

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In the case of Mike Smith, I believe that both Dr. Carter and Dr. Green made correct initial predictions of Mike’s injured area. I became more convinced that Mike’s symptoms were due to damage of both the brain and spinal cord especially after examining his summary of diagnostic testing results. The reason I say the brain is damaged is because, although his speech, counting, memory, and organization of thoughts are not affected, his vision is. Therefore, the section in Mike’s brain that is responsible for vision, the Thalamus, was clearly affected by the accident. Plus, the sensation in his touch and temperature did not disappear completely but they definitely declined. Other than this, I believe the rest of his conditions were due to damage …show more content…

In addition to this, a statement in the diagnostic summary under the x-Ray and MRI examination shows that his spinal cord was impacted more than his brain by stating that “No fractures present in the skull.” and “Fracture in the 7th cervical vertebra.” Furthermore, the central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord, and these two systems are directly related. Signals are sent through the nerves in the spinal cord to communicate with the brain and vice versa. Therefore, it is extremely common that when an individual encounters an accident that the central nervous system as a whole is harmed. The brain and spinal cord work as a team, this does not mean that it is not possible that only one system is effected, I am just saying that it is very common/easy for both to be wounded at the same time. This knowledge is another reason why I strongly believe that Mike Smith has brain and spinal cord injury. However, if it were true that Mike only had a brain injury than the results would include something about his speech and memory loss being abnormal, along with no comments about his spinal cord. And on the other hand, if the diagnosis were to show only a spinal cord injury than his right eye would not have an abnormal pupil response nor would he show a

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