Spinal: Reflex abolished or reduced in parts the seat of the lesion.
Encephalic: Spasms in areas of distribution of cranial nerves (not spinal.)
Spinal: Spasms and paralysis follow distribution of spinal nerves.
Encephalic: Head symptoms frequent (vertigo, apoplexy, epilepsy, dementia, coma).
Spinal: Relative absence of head symptoms.
Encephalic: Comparative absence of marked muscle atrophy.
Spinal: Atrophy in special muscular groups.
Encephalic: Little tendency to form bed sores.
Spinal: Tendency to form sloughs and bed sores.