{"id":1820,"date":"2017-12-07T08:48:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2024-01-31T22:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T22:56:26","slug":"rapid-review-central-cord-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/rapid-review-central-cord-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Review: Central Cord Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Reviewed January 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Central-Cord-Syndrome-@8x-656x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Central-Cord-Syndrome-@8x-656x1024.png 656w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Central-Cord-Syndrome-@8x-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Central-Cord-Syndrome-@8x-768x1199.png 768w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Central-Cord-Syndrome-@8x-984x1536.png 984w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Central-Cord-Syndrome-@8x-1312x2048.png 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Central Cord Syndrome<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most common incomplete spinal cord syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hyperextension injury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bilateral motor and sensory deficits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upper extremity &gt; lower extremity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sample question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 71-year-old man presents to the emergency department after falling on ice outside his home. He reports<strong> neck pain<\/strong>. He has an abrasion on his chin and <strong>decreased strength in his bilateral upper extremities<\/strong>. Strength is intact in his lower extremities. Which mechanism of trauma is most consistent with the suspected diagnosis?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reviewed January 2024 Central Cord Syndrome Sample question: A 71-year-old man presents to the emergency department after falling on ice outside his home. He reports neck pain. He has an abrasion on his chin and decreased strength in his bilateral upper extremities. Strength is intact in his lower extremities. Which mechanism of trauma is most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/rapid-review-central-cord-syndrome\/\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1996,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025,2026,2027,2029,2011,2000],"tags":[3113,3203,3215],"coauthors":[3864],"class_list":["post-1820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogtype","category-pa-certified","category-certified-emergency-nurse","category-clinical-year","category-didactic-year","category-emergency-medicine","category-emergency-nurse-practitioner","category-family-medicine","category-internal-medicine","category-pediatric-emergency-medicine","category-rapid-review","tag-neurology","tag-pance","tag-panre"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rapid Review: Central Cord Syndrome - RoshReview.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This Rapid Review distills the important facts about central cord syndrome, so you can brush up your knowledge and be a confident medical professional. 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