When the client who has an incomplete lesion of the spinal cord complains of more weakness in his upper extremities than in his lower extremities, the nurse recognizes these manifestations to be consistent with
A) anterior cord syndrome.
B) Brown-Séquard syndrome.
C) central cord syndrome.
D) cervical cord syndrome.

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In central cord syndrome, the weakness is caused by edema and hemorrhage in the central area of the cord, which is predominantly occupied by nerve tracts to the hands and arms.

When the Client Who Has an Incomplete Lesion of the Spinal