Table 2. The American Spinal Injury Association/International Spinal Cord Society Neurological Standard Scale (Better known as the “ASIA Impairment Scale”)13 .
ASIA Impairment Scale | Lesion | |
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A | No motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4–S5 | Complete |
B | Sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level and includes the sacral segments S4–S5 | Incomplete |
C | Motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and more than half of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade less than 3 | Incomplete |
D | Motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and at least half of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of 3 or more | Incomplete |
E | Motor and sensory functions are normal | Normal |