====== Neurapraxia ====== Neurapraxia is a disorder of the [[peripheral nervous system]] in which there is a temporary loss of motor and sensory function due to blockage of nerve conduction, usually lasting an average of six to eight weeks before full recovery. Neurapraxia is derived from the word apraxia, meaning “loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment”. see [[Transient neurapraxia]]. [[Spinal cord concussion]] is a variant of [[mild spinal cord injury]], clinically designated as transient [[paraplegia]] or [[neurapraxia]], and characterized by variable degrees of sensory impairment and motor weakness that typically resolve within 24–72 hours without permanent deficits ((Del Bigio MR, Johnson GE. Clinical presentation of spinal cord concussion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1989 Jan;14(1):37-40. PubMed PMID: 2913666. )) ((Zwimpfer TJ, Bernstein M. Spinal cord concussion. J Neurosurg. 1990 Jun;72(6):894-900. PubMed PMID: 2338574. )) ((Torg JS, Corcoran TA, Thibault LE, Pavlov H, Sennett BJ, Naranja RJ Jr, Priano S. Cervical cord neurapraxia: classification, pathomechanics, morbidity, and management guidelines. J Neurosurg. 1997 Dec;87(6):843-50. PubMed PMID: 9384393. )).