The patients at highest risk for neurogenic shock are those who have had
A) a stroke.
B) a spinal cord injury.
C) Guillain-Barré syndrome.
D) a craniotomy.

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The most common cause is spinal cord injury (SCI).Neurogenic shock may mistakenly be referred to as spinal shock.The latter condition refers to loss of neurologic activity below the level of SCI, but it does not necessarily involve ineffective tissue perfusion.

The Patients at Highest Risk for Neurogenic Shock Are Those