STANDARD NEUROLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL CORD INJURY

ASIA
MOTOR LIGHT
TOUCH
PIN
PRICK
SENSORY
N KEY MUSCLES RL R KEY SENSORY POINTSS

C3 0 absent
1 impaired
***

2 normal
C5 Elbow flexors C NT not testable
C6 Wrist extensors
Elbow extensors
C8 Finger flexors (distal phalanx of middle finger) C8
Finger abductors (little finger) 1
2
3 0 = total paralysis I3
or visible contraction
|4
***
| 21 palpable
active movemen,
4

*
5
lb graviy eliminated 6
****"
3active movement,
***** ***** against gravity
4= active movement,
T9 against some resistance 9
T10 5= active movement, T10
against ful resistance
T12 NT = not testable T12
-1 1

Hip flexors
Knee extensors L
Ankle dorsiflexors
Long toe extensors 5
L5 Ankle plantar flexors S1 Y Sensony Points

S2
******
S2
S3 ***
A n y anal sensation (Yes/No)
S4-5 Voluntary anal contraction (Yes/No) S4-5L
H PIN PRICKSCORE (max: 112)
TOTALS +=
(MAXIMUM) (50) (50) (100)
MOTOR SCORE TOTALS( (56) (56)
LIGHT TOUCH SCORE (max: 112)
(MAXIMUM) (56) (56)

NEUROL0GICAL cOMPLETE OR INCOMPLETE? ZONE OF PARTIAL

LEVEL
SENSORY Incomplete = Ary sensony or motor function in S4-S5 PRESERVATION SENSORY
Themost caudal segment MOTOR Ceudal extent of perviely MOTOR
win o r m a TUnchon ASIA IMPAIRMENT SCALE ninerveted 5egments

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