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The International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) is the most widely used classification in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) medicine. Since its first publication in 1982, multiple revisions refining the recommended examination, scaling and classification have taken place to improve communication, consistency, and clarity. In this chapter, we describe the components to the neurological examination and the steps to classifying the injury utilizing the ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS).
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Kirshblum, S., Brooks, M. (2017). Neurological Examination and Classification in Spinal Cord Injury. In: Budd, M., Hough, S., Wegener, S., Stiers, W. (eds) Practical Psychology in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34034-0_5
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