Quantitative electrophysiological assessments as predictive markers of lower limb motor recovery after spinal cord injury: a pilot study with an adaptive trial design

 

The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and relevance of assessing corticospinal, sensory, and spinal pathways early after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in a rehabilitation setting.
The results show that these electrophysiological measures are feasible and suggest that in combination with MRI, they may lead to a better assessment of neural deficits early after SCI. In addition, the adjustments needed to implement electrophysiological assessments in a rehabilitation setting are discussed.