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Spinal Cord Injury Level and Function
Spinal Cord Injury Level and Function Dr Wunna Aung SCI rehabilitation Consultant The Spinal Cord Anatomy Function Anatomy Spinal segment Spinal cord segment Level relative to vertebral bodies Function Major conduit through which information travels between brain and body. Sensation Motor Blood Pressure Bladder Bowel Sexual Function Assessment of SCI. AIS (American Spinal Injury Association ASIA Impairment Scale). Level of Injury Completeness of Injury - A, B, C, D, E. Dermatome=area of the skin innervated by the sensory axons within one segmental nerve (root). Myotome=collection of muscle fibers innervated by the motor axons within one segmental nerve( root). Dermatomes Myotomes Sensory testing Soft touch and pin prick Dermatomes Sensory Scoring 0 Absent 1 Altered 2 Normal ASIA. Chart ? ? ? ? ? ASIA. Chart C4. T4 (nipples). T6 (xiphisternum). ? ? ASIA. Chart C4. T4. T6 (xiphisternum). T10 (umbilicusicus). ? ASIA. Chart C4. T4. T6 (xiphisternum).
Wrist Flexors C6,7,8 2 1 1 1 C7 Wrist Extensors C6, 7,8 5 5 0 0 0 0 C8 Finger Flexors C7, 8,T1 0 0 Finger Extensors C7,8 0 0 0 0 T1 Hand Intrinsic C8,T1 0 0 0 0 T2 Thumb Flexors C7,8,T1 0 0 0 0 T3 Thumb Extensors C7,8 0 0 0 0 T4 ABD. DIG. MIN C8,T1 0 0 0 0 0 0 T5
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