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central cord syndrome: a standalone construct

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central cordsyndrome1 CONSTRUCTCentral cord syndromeSCHNEIDER · NEUROSURGERY

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incomplete cervical cord injury with weakness greater in the arms than the legs, often after hyperextension.

In neurosurgery, central cord syndrome refers to incomplete cervical cord injury with weakness greater in the arms than the legs, often after hyperextension. This meaning comes from Schneider (1954) in Journal of Neurosurgery.[1]

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  1. Schneider, R. C., Cherry, G., & Pantek, H. (1954). The Syndrome of Acute Central Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: With Special Reference to the Mechanisms Involved in Hyperextension Injuries of Cervical Spine. Journal of Neurosurgery, 11(6), 546-577. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1954.11.6.0546

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