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Central Cord Syndrome Synonym(s): Reviewed 11-6-2002 Get Web page suited for printing Email this to a friend or colleague Studies with patients Table of Contents (click to jump to sections) What is Central Cord Syndrome?Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? Organizations Related NINDS Publications and Information What is Central Cord Syndrome? Central cord syndrome is a form of incomplete spinal cord injury (in which some of the signals from the brain to the body are not received), characterized by impairment in the arms and hands and, to a lesser extent, in the legs. The brain's ability to send and receive signals to and from parts of the body below the site of trauma is affected but not entirely blocked. This syndrome, usually the result of trauma, is associated with damage to the large nerve fibers that carry information directly from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord. These nerves are particularly important for hand and arm function. Symptoms may include paralysis and/or loss of fine control of movements in the arms and hands, with relatively less impairment of leg movements. Sensory loss below the site of the spinal injury and loss of bladder control may also occur, with the overall amount and type of functional loss dependent on how severely the nerves of the spinal cord are damaged. Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation/
Paralysis Resource Center
Kent Waldrep National Paralysis Foundation
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis/
Buoniconti Fund
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Spinal Cord Society
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Related NINDS Publications and Information
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