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Case Summary:
The girl falls down the stairs and injures the spinal cord. The injury is due to the hyper-extension of the cord caused by the fall. This resulted in edema or swelling of the spinal cord. The swelling is caused by compression of the spinal part’s anterior horn cells.
Characters in the case:
A girl named Karen who has injured the spinal cord.
Adequate information:
Compression of the anterior horn cells of the spinal part.
To determine:
The signs that would be seen due to the edema of the spinal cord, which is compressing the anterior horn cells of the spinal area.
Given information:
The person fell down the stairs and injures the spinal cord by over-extending it. The injury resulted in swelling of the spinal cord, which was caused by the compression of the anterior horn cells of the spinal area.
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