Research Article
Brain White Matter Impairment in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Table 1
Clinical data for the spinal cord injured individuals.
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level of lesion refers to the neurological level. impairment scale: A, complete, no sensory or motor function is preserved in sacral segments S4-S5; B, incomplete, sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level and extends through sacral segments S4-S5; C, incomplete, motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and more than half of the key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of <3; D, incomplete, motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and at least half of the key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of >3. score: sum of segmental light touch and pinprick classifications. ASIA: American Spinal Injury Association. VAS: visual analogue scale. |