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Injuries to the nervous system, as well as neurologic diseases, produce symptoms and clinical signs. This chapter outlines some effects of lesions of the spinal nerves and spinal cord. The term lesion refers to pathologic and traumatic tissue damage. Ensuing impairments include the loss or modification of function related to the injury.
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(2005). Lesions of the Spinal Nerves and Spinal Cord. In: The Human Nervous System. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-730-7_12
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