Classifications of SCI Flashcards
1
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Quadriplegia
A
- Textraplegia
- Partial or complete paralysis of extremities and trunk
- Including paralysis of mm’s of respiration
- Lesions
2
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Paraplegia
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- Partial or complete paralysis of all or part of the trunk and both LE
- Lesions
3
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Paraplegia Lesions
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- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Sacral roots
4
Q
Quadriplegia Lesions
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- in the cervical spine
- 52% of SCI
5
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Designation of Lesion level ASIA
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- Determine motor and sensory levels on both sides
- 28 Sensory points within dermatones
- Light touch/Sharp/Dull
- 3 Point grading scale 0-2 (absent, impaired, present)
- Level named by the most inferior nerve root segment with “normal” function
- May be complete or incomplete
6
Q
ASIA defines normal as at least __ mmt.
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- 3
7
Q
Avoid __&__ with ASIA
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+&-
8
Q
__% or more are incomplete
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- 50
9
Q
ASIA impairment scale defines __ grades of SCI
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- 5
10
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Grades of ASIA
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- A,B,C,D,E
11
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Grade A
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- Complete SCI
- No motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4-S5.
- Sacral exam voluntary anal contraction absent
12
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Grade B
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- Incomplete
- Sensory sparing, including sacral sparing
- S4-S5 anal sensation present
13
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Grade C
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- Incomplete
- Weak motor sparing below neurological level
- 3 or less
14
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Grade D
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- Incomplete
- Strong motor sparing below neurological level
- 3 or More
15
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Grade E
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- Normal
- Sensory and motor function
