If Eleanor had a viral infection that affected neuron function in the ventral root of the same spinal nerve (instead of the dorsal root), would the signs and symptoms be different than those she has now?

The correct answer is - no pain but effect ability to move it

Explanation:

Each spinal nerve is made up of a combination of nerve fibers from the dorsal and ventral roots of the spinal cord. The dorsal roots have afferent sensory neurons, whereas ventral roots have efferent motor neurons. The afferent sensory neurons carry the signals and take them to the brain and spinal cord and therefore it leads to inflammation and pain in case of infection in the dorsal root.

The ventral roots have Efferent neurons are motor nerves takes neural impulses from the CNS to muscles to cause movement and therefore if there is an infection it may lead to a negative impact on movement however pain will not occur as it concerns with the lower body.