title: Motor recovery in the absence of segmental afferents: a case study of incomplete spinal cord injury.
abstract: A 41-year-old male with a prior left L-5/S-1 radiculopathy developed complete quadriplegia following a gunshot wound to the left anterior neck. He subsequently recovered pinprick sensation over the left side of the trunk and lower extremity; and a right peroneal SEP, suggested sparing of long tracts on the right side. Voluntary motor strength gradually recovered more on the left than right for the L-5/S-1 segments, where tendon reflexes were absent. This unique case is discussed with respect to the effect of absent segmental afferents on suprasegmental recovery.
authors.affiliation: Spinal Cord Injury Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smithson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011999:Recruitment, Neurophysiological; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*