International standards to document remaining autonomic Function in persons with SCI and neurogenic bowel dysfunction: Illustrative cases.
Lance L GoetzAnton EmmanuelKlaus KroghPublished in: Spinal cord series and cases (2018)
Determination of neurologic level of injury is insufficient for assessment of autonomic function and there is no direct method of assessment. Hence, surrogate makers are needed. The bowel subsection of the International standards to document remaining autonomic function in persons with SCI is an easy-to-use tool for this purpose.