A middle-aged patient is brought to the emergency department following a severe motorcycle accident. The preliminary diagnosis suggests a complete spinal cord transection at the thoracic level. Which of the following signs and symptoms would be typically expected?

A. Ipsilateral weakness and sensory loss, with contralateral pain and temperature loss.
B. Lower motor neuron signs at the lesion level, with normal sensory and bowel/bladder functions.
C. Loss of pain and temperature sensation in a cape-like distribution across the upper torso and arms.
D. Upper motor neuron signs and spastic paralysis below the level of the lesion, complete sensory loss below the level, and bowel and bladder dysfunction.