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Clinical features

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The clinical symptoms of whiplash injury may not develop until 6-12 hours after the injury or even after a few days. These include:

  • loss of movement and tenderness
  • headache, dizziness, blurring of vision
  • paraesthesia and weakness in the arms and legs - dependent upon the site of the cord contusion
  • sometimes there is dysphagia
  • Lhermitte's symptom

Symptoms may be impressive and severe, but investigation often fails to reveal any abnormality.

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