Loss of Sensation

The spinal cord functions like the communications hub for your body. Nerve endings receive information about the outside world and pass that through the spinal cord to the brain. The brain interprets the data that the nerves gather and sends out an electrical impulse telling the body how to respond. When the spinal cord is injured, however, this process is often severely compromised and may lead to the loss of sensation, turning a once familiar and safe world into a foreign minefield of potential hazards.

If you have sustained a spinal cord injury due to another party’s negligence, you may be entitled to pursue a legal action against the party responsible for your suffering. Contact the Harrisburg loss of sensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 610-667-7511.

Dangers Posed by Loss of Sensation

Although it may not immediately sound as traumatic as being left paralyzed or otherwise severely impaired, the loss of sensation is not without its own share of potentially dramatic effects. The process of neurological communication described above is what allows the body to interface with the rest of the world. Compromising that ability also limits one’s ability to safely maneuver and gauge the threats posed by his or her surroundings. This may manifest itself in these and other manners:

• Inability to sense heat/cold – may result in severe burns and frostbite
• Lack of sensitivity to pressure – causing one to accidentally fracture bones
• Failure to detect punctures or cuts – delaying treatment and creating the risk of serious blood loss and infection

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Your spinal cord injury has stolen one of the body’s most vital functions from you. Do not hesitate to seek the compensation that you deserve from the party responsible for that tragic turn of events. Contact the Harrisburg loss of sensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 610-667-7511.