Research Article

Effects and Safety of Aqueous Extract of Poncirus fructus in Spinal Cord Injury with Neurogenic Bowel

Table 1

General characteristics of patients with spinal cord injury.

Demographic factorValue

Total number of cases25

Mean age (years)50.9 ± 17.3

Sex (male/female)22/3

Duration of injury (months)5.3 ± 6.0

Cause of injury
 Traumatic19
 Transverse myelitis1
 Other5

Level of injury (ASIA scale)
 Cervical (A/B/C/D)14 (2/2/3/7)
 Thoracolumbar (A/B/C/D)11 (3/3/1/4)

Values are number or mean ± standard deviation.
ASIA, American Spinal Cord Injury Association.