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. 2011 Dec;1(1):1–8. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1296049

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
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