A taxonomy for consistent handling of conditions not related to the spinal cord injury (SCI) in the International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI).

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Committee consensus process including additional structured feedback from spinal cord injury (SCI) experts attending a focus group workshop.

Objectives

To define a taxonomy for standardized documentation of non-SCI-related conditions in the International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI).

Setting

Americal Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards Committee with 16 international ISNCSCI experts.

Methods

With the new taxonomy, not-normal sensory or motor scores should be tagged with an asterisk ("*"), if they are impacted by a non-SCI condition such as burns, casts, joint contractures, peripheral nerve injuries, amputations, pain, or generalized weakness. The non-SCI condition and instructions on how to handle

SUBMITTER: Rupp R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8737332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature