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Functional Outcomes per Level of Spinal Cord Injury eMedicine PMR

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Description: The objectives of rehabilitation after an individual has sustained an acute spinal cord injury (SCI) include maximizing an individual's medical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes and providing education to the patient and his/her family. Rehabilitation should begin as soon as possible after injury in order to optimize outcomes and reduce complications.
Synonyms and related keywords: prognosis after spinal cord injury, functional outcomes after SCI, SCI, spinal cord injury motor prognosis, functional gains after SCI, neuroprosthesis, central cord syndrome, Brown-Séquard syndrome, anterior cord syndrome, posterior cord syndrome, conus medullaris syndrome, cauda equina syndrome, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale, ASIA Impairment Scale, tetraplegia
McKinley et al 2008

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: McKinley et al
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Language: English

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Added: Sun Apr 13 2008