A spinal cord injury (SCI) is the occurrence of an acute traumatic ... function), sensation (sensory function), and bodily systems (autonomic functions). Diagram Higher levels of injuries typically ...

The spinal cord is made up of bundles of lengthy axons that carry either movement information from the brain to muscles via descending axons, or sensory information from the body to the brain. In both ...

Spinal cord injuries are described at various levels of "incomplete", which can vary from having no effect on the patient to a "complete" injury which means a total loss of function. Treatment of ...