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Spinal Cord Injury Related Acronyms

Just to make life easier, here are a few of the acronyms you will see being talked about on this site.

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Spinal Injury Acronyms

4-AP - 4-Aminopyridine
A & E - Accident and Emergency (UK equivalent of ER).
AB - Able-Bodied
ACS - Anterior Cord Syndrome
AD - Autonomic Dysreflexia
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
AFO - Ankle Foot Orthosis
ACDF - Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
ASC - Adult Stem Cell
B&B - Bowel and Bladder
BM - Bowel Movement
BP - Blood Pressure
BP - Bowel Program
BSS - Browns Sequard Syndrome
CAT - Computed Axial Tomography (also known as a CT scan)
CCS - Central Cord Syndrome
CES - Cauda Equina Syndrome
CIDP - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
CMD - Congenital Muscular Dystrophies
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
CNS - Central Nervous System
CP - Cerebral Palsy
CPS - Central Pain Syndrome
CSS - Cervical Spinal Stenosis
CTO - Cervicothoracic Orthoses
DDA - Disabilities Discrimination Act (UK version of ADA)
DDD - Degenerative Disc Disease
ECC - External Condom Catheter
ER - Emergency room
ESC - Embryonic Stem Cell
ESRD - End Stage Renal Disease
FES - Functional Electrical Stimulation
GP - General Practitioner
HD - Huntington's Disease
HHA - Home Health Aide
HO - Heterotopic Ossification
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IC - Intermittent Catheterization
ICU - Intensive Care Unit (US version of ITU)
ITB - Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy
ITU - Intensive Therapy Unit (UK version of ICU)
KAFO - Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis
KUB - Kidney, Urinary and Bowel X-Ray
LGMD - Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies
LMN - Lower Motor Neuron
LSS - Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
ME - Manual Evacuation
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MS - Multiple sclerosis
NF2 - Neurofibromatosis, type 2
MVA - Motor Vehicle Accident
OR - Operating Room
OT - Occupational Therapy
PCA - Personal Care Attendant
PCS - Posterior Cord Syndrome
PD - Parkinson's Disease
PLS - Primary Lateral Sclerosis
PT - Physical Therapy
RTA - Road Traffic Accident
SARS - Sacral Anterior Root Stimulation
SB - Spina Bifida
SCD - Spinal Cord Disorder or Spinal Cord Disease
SCI - Spinal cord injury
SCIWORA - Spinal Cord Injury Without Obvious Radiologic Abnormality
SLE - Systemic Lupus Erythematosa
SPC - Supra Pubic Catheter
TAB - Temporarily Able Bodied
TM - Transverse Myelitis
TSS - Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
TSO - Thoracolumber Sacral Orthosis
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
UMN - Upper Motor Neuron
UTI - Urinary Tract Infection
VAC - Vacuum Assisted Closure (KCI trademarked)


Injury Level Description

C + number - Injury to the cervical area (the neck, result = Quadriplegia/Tetraplegia)
T + number - Injury to the thoracic area (the chest/back, result = Paraplegia)
L + number - Injury to the lumbar area (the legs, result = Cauda Equina Syndrome/Paraplegia)
S + number - Injury to the sacral area (ankle, feet, bladder and bowel = Cauda Equina Syndrome/Paraplegia)

American Spinal Injury Association Classification

The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Classification of spinal cord injury, also called the ASIA Impairment Scale. Here is the definition:

A = Complete: No motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4-S5.

B = Incomplete: Sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level and includes the sacral segments S4-S5.

C = Incomplete: Motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and more than half of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade less than 3.

D = Incomplete: Motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and at least half of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of 3 or more.

E = Normal: motor and sensory function are normal.



If you can think of any others, PM them to me to be added.

Simon

Edited by Apparelyzed, 05 May 2012 - 01:56 PM.