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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999;67:564-565 doi:10.1136/jnnp.67.5.564
  • Editorial commentary

Prognosis and recovery in ischaemic and traumatic spinal cord injury

  1. G SAVIC,
  2. H L FRANKEL
  1. National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital
  2. Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8AL,UK

      The paper by Iseli et al 1 (this issue, pp 567–71) reflects the current interest in diagnostic techniques which could supplement the neurological examination in diagnosing a spinal cord injury, monitoring recovery, and predicting the final outcome.

      A detailed neurological examination is still the most accurate assessment tool and the best predictor of the final outcome in patients with spinal cord injury.2 …

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