Journal article
Intramedullary Lesion Length on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a Strong Predictor of ASIA Impairment Scale Grade Conversion Following Decompressive Surgery in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that, over time, patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) improve neurologically in various degrees. We sought to further investigate indicators of grade conversion in cervical SCI.
OBJECTIVE: To detect predictors of ASIA impairment scale (AIS) grade conversion in SCI following surgical decompression.
Authors
Aarabi B; Sansur CA; Ibrahimi DM; Simard JM; Hersh DS; Le E; Diaz C; Massetti J; Akhtar-Danesh N
Journal
Neurosurgery, Vol. 80, No. 4, pp. 610–620
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.1093/neuros/nyw053
ISSN
0148-396X