• Neurosurgery · Mar 2002

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    Clinical assessment after acute cervical spinal cord injury.

    • M N Hadley, B C Walters, P A Grabb, N M Oyesiku, G J Przybylski, D K Resnick, and T C Ryken.
    • Neurosurgery. 2002 Mar 1; 50 (3 Suppl): S21-9.

    UnlabelledNEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION:StandardsThere is insufficient evidence to support neurological examination standards.GuidelinesThere is insufficient evidence to support neurological examination guidelines.OptionsThe American Spinal Injury Association international standards for neurological and functional classification of spinal cord injury are recommended as the preferred neurological examination tool for clinicians involved in the assessment and care of patients with acute spinal cord injuries. FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME ASSESSMENT:StandardsThere is insufficient evidence to support functional outcome assessment standards.GuidelinesThe Functional Independence Measure is recommended as the functional outcome assessment tool for clinicians involved in the assessment and care of patients with acute spinal cord injuries.OptionsThe modified Barthel index is recommended as a functional outcome assessment tool for clinicians involved in the assessment and care of patients with acute spinal cord injuries.

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