Spinal Chord facts
While investigating facts about Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Injury, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Rubbing an injury right after it happens alleviates pain because the spinal chord preferentially forwards pressure signals (to the brain) over pain signals
how spinal cord is protected?
A woman named Shannon Malloy survived 'Internal Decapitation' after a car crash in which her skull separated from her spine but the spinal chord remained in tact.
What spinal cord injury?
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what spinal cord areas are composed of gray matter. Here are 4 of the best facts about Spinal Cord Stimulator and Spinal Cord Anatomy I managed to collect.
what spinal cord?
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Surfer's Myelopathy. A rare paralyzing condition where the arched, hyperextension of a surfer's back will kink blood vessels leading the spinal chord.
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Guy Maupassant became increasingly sombre as the syphilis attacked his spinal chord. He became obsessed with the notion that there were flies devouring his brain and in January 1892 he attempted to shoot himself. When he failed he rammed a paper knife into his throat, he was committed.
