ASIA
SCI
Parkinson's disease
Anything goes
100
This finding distinguishes a complete from an incomplete SCI.
What is sacral sparing?
100
This type of cervical brace provides complete stabilization and is screwed into the skull.
What is a halo brace?
100
This medication replaces dopamine.
What is levodopa (or Sinemet, or Carbidopa-levodopa, or Rytari)?
100
This Parkinson-plus disorder often includes impairment of the oculomotor muscles, with an inability to look down.
What is progressive supranuclear palsy?
200
The MMT grade needed in all rostral levels to determine the motor neurological level of injury.
What is a "5"?
200
This transfer board includes a disk to reduce shear force.
What is a BeasyTrans or Beasy board?
200
This intervention uses large amplitude movements to improve function -- but you can only call it this if you're certified.
What is BIG or LSVT-BIG?
200
This class of medication promotes the release of dopamine from the substantial nigra.
What are dopamine agonists?
300
People with this ASIA Impairment Scale grade have some sensory function, but little motor function, below the neurologic level of injury.
What is ASIA B?
300
This modality could allow someone with a SCI to use an arm or leg bike.
What is Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)?
300
The part of the basal ganglia that produces dopamine.
What is the substantia nigra?
300
The most common method of wheelchair control for someone with a C4 complete SCI.
What is sip and puff?
400
People with this ASIA Impairment Scale grade are considered to have the best prognosis.
What is ASIA D?
400
The most likely source of community mobility for someone with a C5 complete SCI.
What is a power wheelchair?
400
This I-V scale rates the functional severity of Parkinson's disease.
What is the Hoehn and Yahr scale?
400
People with this type of SCI tend to have weaker arms compared to their legs.
What is central cord syndrome?
500
This description of motor or sensory function below the level of injury is only used for patients with ASIA Impairment Scale A.
What is the Zone of Partial Preservation?
500
This spinal fracture is most likely to occur with significant vertical compression.
What is a burst fracture?
500
This impairment occurs due to decreased input to the PPN from the basal ganglia.
What is impaired postural control?
500
Clumps of this protein form Lewy bodies.
What is alpha-synuclein?