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Traumatic Thoracic Asia A Examinations And Potential For Clinical Trials, James S. Harrop, Md, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Phd, Fred H. Geisler, Md, Phd, William Coleman, Phd, Linda A.T. Jones, Pt, Ms, Edward Wirth, Md, Alexander Vaccaro, Md, Phd
Traumatic Thoracic Asia A Examinations And Potential For Clinical Trials, James S. Harrop, Md, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Phd, Fred H. Geisler, Md, Phd, William Coleman, Phd, Linda A.T. Jones, Pt, Ms, Edward Wirth, Md, Alexander Vaccaro, Md, Phd
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
Study Design: Retrospective review of prospective database
Objectives: To define the variability of neurologic examination and recovery after non-penetrating complete thoracic spinal cord injuries (ASIA A).
Background Data: Neurologic examinations after SCI can be difficult and inconsistent. Unlike cervical SCI patients, alterations in thoracic (below T1) complete SCI (ASIA A – based on the ASIA Impairment Scale [AIS]) patients’ exams are based only on sensory testing, thus changes in the neurological level (NL) are determined only by sensory changes.
Methods: A retrospective review of the placebo control patients in a multicenter prospective database utilized for the pharmacologic trial of Sygen. …