Which of the following symptoms would a patient with a lesion (injury) that destroyed the right side of the spinal cord in the region of the upper back be most likely to experience?
A) loss of both pressure sense and pain in the right foot
B) loss of both pressure sense and pain in the left foot
C) loss of pressure sense in the right foot and pain in the left foot
D) loss of pressure sense in the left foot and pain in the right foot

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A lesion on one side of the spinal cord can cause loss of pressure sense (dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway) on the same side and loss of pain (spinothalamic tract) on the opposite side below the level of the lesion.

Which of the Following Symptoms Would a Patient with a Lesion