The nurse is assessing a client who presents to the emergency room with a spinal cord injury. Which finding in the client's reports made the nurse suspect central cord syndrome?

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Hyperextension of the cervical spine is a common cause of central cord syndrome. Hemisection of the spinal cord, acute intervertebral disc herniation, and fractures at L1 and L2 are not typically associated with this syndrome.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Client Who Presents to the Emergency