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. 2015 Mar 18;113(9):3209–3218. doi: 10.1152/jn.00839.2014

Table 1.

Clinical data of all spinal cord injury patients in whom peripheral nerve excitability testing was attempted

Nerve Excitability Testing
MN
CPN
SCI Patient No. Age, yr/Sex Motor Level ASIA Classification Time from Injury to Test, days Left Right Left Right
1 70/F C3 D 84 Y Inexcitable *X *X
2 20/M C4 A 172 Y Inexcitable Inexcitable Inexcitable
3 30/M C4 A 47 Y Y Inexcitable Inexcitable
4 84/M C4 C 61 Y Y *X *X
5 59/M C4 C 21 Y Y Y Y
6 46/M C4 D 7 Y Y *X *X
7 57/M C4 D 75 *X *X Y Y
8 19/M C5 C 28 Y Y Y Y
9 56/M C5 C 138 Y *X *X *X
10 65/M C5 D 65 Y Y *X *X
11 32/M C6 D 28 Y Y *X *X
12 26/M C7 B 61 Y Y Y Y
13 62/M C7 D 13 Y Inexcitable Y Y
14 32/M T1 A 3 Inexcitable Inexcitable Y Y
15 57/F T1 C 165 Y Y Y Y
16 25/M T4 A 123 Y Y Inexcitable Inexcitable
17 24/M T6 A 102 Y Y Inexcitable Inexcitable
18 24/M T9 A 121 Y Y Y Y
19 70/M T11 A 180 Y Y Inexcitable Inexcitable
20 37/F T11 B 92 Y Y Inexcitable Inexcitable
21 72/F T11 C 140 Y Y Y Inexcitable
22 26/F L1 C 94 Y Y Inexcitable Y

SCI, spinal cord injury; ASIA, American Spinal Injury Association; MN, median nerve; CPN, common peroneal nerve; F, female; M, male;

*

X, unable to test because of wrist/knee flexion contractures/spasticity or fracture.