The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) established a grading system called the ASIA Impairment Scale to describe the severity of spinal cord injuries. The system uses the letters A through ...

Recovery from spinal cord injuries usually begins in the hospital, immediately after the injury occurs. The extent of recovery will depend on how severe the injury is. People with spinal cord ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can ...

Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is ...

A “complete” spinal cord injury is an absence of motor or sensory function in the area around the anus. This is an “ASIA A” classification on the ASIA Impairment Scale. Understanding Spinal Cord ...

The American Spinal Injury Association Impairment (ASIA) impairment scale is what’s used to measure spinal cord injury severity — here’s what it looks like: Grade A: Complete sensory or ...

“Spinal cord injury is a complex condition ... cells 22 months after their injuries and improved one level on the ASIA scale after treatment. Two of three patients with complete injuries ...

Spinal cord injury is a complex condition ... cells 22 months after their injuries and improved one level on the ASIA scale after treatment. Two of three patients with complete injuries of ...

Our Spinal Cord Injury Program specializes in caring for spinal cord injury patients immediately after the injury and during rehabilitation and recovery. We offer treatment options that are unique in ...

Dan Mikol. Since the ASIA conference is one of the leading scientific conferences in the spinal cord injury field, to have the opportunity to discuss the translational approach from animals to ...