European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society
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Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. · Mar 2019
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyFunctional outcome after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury is superior in adolescents compared to adults.
Determining differences in neurological and functional outcome between adolescents and adults after acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Neurological outcome after traumatic cervical SCI is not superior in adolescents compared to adults in this cohort. Significantly higher SCIM scores indicate more functional gain for the adolescent patients after traumatic cervical SCI. Juvenile age appears to be an independent predictor for a better functional outcome.