ASSOCIATED INJURY - Spinal Cord Injury
Variable 131h
date of last revision: 04/01/04
DEFINITION:
Any injury to neural elements within the spinal canal.
CODE:
1 No
2 Yes
9 Unknown
CHARACTERS:
1 numeric
NOTE:
Includes complete and incomplete injuries.

Includes conus medullaris and cauda equina syndromes, but does not include brachial or lumbar plexus injuries occurring outside the spinal canal.

Only spinal cord injuries occurring at the same time as the brain injury should be reported.
SOURCE:
ASIA
EXAMPLE:
Patient had no spinal cord injury.

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