clinical features
Last reviewed 10/2022
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.