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A spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that results in a level of loss of function. Frequent causes of damage to the spinal cord are car and motorcycle accidents, knife and gunshot wounds, falls and sports-related injuries. In most people the spinal cord is not totally severed, but damaged enough to result in a loss of function.

The spinal cord is a major bundle of nerves that carries nerve impulses to and from the brain to the rest of the body. The brain and spinal cord are the central nervous system.

The effect of a spinal cord injury on the body depends on the type and level of the injury on the spinal cord. Spinal cord injuries can be divided into two types of injury, complete and incomplete. A complete spinal cord injury means there is no function below the level of the injury, no sensation or voluntary movement and both sides of the body are affected. An incomplete injury means there is some functioning below the level of the injury. Someone with an incomplete injury may be able to move one limb, may have sensation in parts of the body and may have functioning on one side of the body.

If you live in Atlanta, Georgia or the surrounding area and you have suffered a spinal cord injury, please contact an experienced spinal cord injury attorney at The Cochran Firm's Atlanta, Georgia office today to schedule a confidential consultation at no cost to you to protect your legal rights.

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