Mögliche Ursache: Hyperextension bei Intubation.

Is the most common incomplete spinal cord lesion. The spinal cord is injured in central grey matter and results in proportionally greater loss of motor function to upper extremities than lower extremities with variable sensory sparing;

The nerve fibres responsible for lower extremity motor and sensory functions are located in the most peripheral part of the cord, whereas fibres controlling the upper extremity and voluntary bowel and bladder function are more centrally located; the sacral tracts are positioned on the periphery of the cord and are usually spared from injury.

This type of injury is associated with cervical spondylosis and extension in the elderly or hyperextension injury in middle age.