Severe acute spinal cord injury in the area of the cervical spine. (IMAGE)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Severe acute spinal cord injury in the area of the cervical spine.

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Severe acute spinal cord injury in the area of the cervical spine. This kind of complete paraplegia entails total loss of motor functions and sensation along with impairment of autonomic functions below the site of the injury. The brain and immune organs can no longer communicate, and immune function is impaired.

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© Charité | Marcel Kopp

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