Relationship between neurological level and functional recovery in spinal cord injury patients after rehabilitation

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 69-78

  Zampa, A ^a,d   Zacquini, S ^b   Rosin, C ^a   Bizzarini, E ^a   Magrin, P ^c   Saccavini, M ^a  

^a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

FIM; Neurological level; Outcome rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN SPINAL INJURY ASSOCIATION IMPAIRMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; ITALY; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE SCORE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION;

EID: 0042031013     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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