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plegia. The medical notes stated that he was very shocked but he recovered following
blood transfusions. Twelve days after injury, he was examined by Dr George Riddoch,
no doubt the most experienced British neurologist on spinal injuries. The patient then
still showed a complete flaccidity of both lower limbs and areflexia, with the exception of
the ankle jerks which showed just a flicker. Eighteen days after injury, he was admitted
to Stoke Mandeville Spinal Centre. There was still a complete transverse spinal syndrome
below T9, and Table 5 demonstrates the return of reflex function.
In this case, recovery of reflex function from spinal shock occurred within 6 weeks
FIG. 106.
