Inter-rater reliability of motor and sensory examinations performed according to American Spinal Injury Association standards

Study design: Prospective observational. Aim: To examine inter-rater reliability of motor and sensory examinations performed according to American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) standards. Setting: National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK....

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Published in:Spinal cord 2007-06, Vol.45 (6), p.444-451
Main Authors: Savic, G, Bergström, E M K, Frankel, H L, Jamous, M A, Jones, P W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anatomy
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord
Clinical Trials as Topic - standards
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Disability Evaluation
Female
Human Physiology
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Movement Disorders - diagnosis
Movement Disorders - etiology
Movement Disorders - physiopathology
Muscle Weakness - diagnosis
Muscle Weakness - etiology
Muscle Weakness - physiopathology
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurochemistry
Neurologic Examination - methods
Neurologic Examination - standards
Neurologic Examination - statistics & numerical data
Neurology
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
Observer Variation
original-article
Physical Stimulation
Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Sensation Disorders - diagnosis
Sensation Disorders - etiology
Sensation Disorders - physiopathology
Societies, Medical - standards
Spinal Cord Injuries - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:Study design: Prospective observational. Aim: To examine inter-rater reliability of motor and sensory examinations performed according to American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) standards. Setting: National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. Material and method: Results of ASIA motor and sensory examinations performed by two experienced examiners on 45 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) were compared. Results: Total ASIA scores showed very strong correlation between the two examiners, with Pearson correlation coefficients and intraclass correlation coefficients exceeding 0.96, P
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sj.sc.3102044