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A 41-year-old male with a prior left L-5/S-1 radiculopathy developed complete quadriplegia following a gunshot wound to the left anterior neck. He subsequently recovered pinprick sensation over the left side of the trunk and lower extremity; and a right peroneal SEP, suggested sparing of long tracts on the right side. Voluntary motor strength gradually recovered more on the left than right for the L-5/S-1 segments, where tendon reflexes were absent. This unique case is discussed with respect to the effect of absent segmental afferents on suprasegmental recovery.
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Little, J., Harris, R. & Smithson, D. Motor recovery in the absence of segmental afferents: a case study of incomplete spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 27, 385–389 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1989.60
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