In complete transaction of the spinal cord, the muscle supplied by the lower segment displays:
A. Increase in tone
B. Loss of toneC. Nochangeof tone
D. Alternate high and low tone
Ans.
A. Increase in tone
Complete transaction of the spinal cord leads
to flaccid paralysis. During the recovery stage after about two or three weeks,
there occurs paralysis of the upper motor neuron type, characterized by
hypertonia, brisk hyperactive reflexes and positive Babinski’s sign
