BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There are very few studies of functional and rehabilitation outcomes in @entity1 with @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ) owing to @entity1188 . METHODS: Retrospective chart review of consecutive admissions to a tertiary medical unit specializing in @entity1566 rehabilitation, Melbourne, Australia. All admissions between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2008 with a recent onset of @entity1566 owing to ischaemia were included. Outcome measures included the following: demographic characteristics, American @entity3510 Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS), length of stay (LOS), medical complications, accommodation, support services, continence, mobility and @entity177 ( @entity177 ) motor scores. Outcome measures recorded at admission, discharge and at 12 months post discharge. RESULTS: Forty-four @entity1 were admitted for rehabilitation ( @entity1 = 26, 59%), with a median age of 72 years (interquartile range [IQR], 62-79). On admission, 41 (93%) @entity1 had @entity451 . The majority of @entity1 (n = 33, 75%) had an incomplete @entity1566 . Aetiology was vascular in 19 (43%) @entity1 , idiopathic in 11 (25%) and other in 14 (33%). The median LOS in rehabilitation was 85 days (IQR, 24-129). The most common complications were @entity158 (n = 34, 77%), @entity293 (n = 25, 57%), @entity508 (n = 12, 27%), @entity712 (n = 11, 25%) and @entity55 (n = 9, 20%). At rehabilitation discharge most @entity1 (n = 35, 80%) had no change in their AIS grade. Despite this, the @entity177 motor subscale on admission (median = 28; IQR, 21-34) had significantly improved (P < 0.0000) by discharge (median = 66; IQR 42-78). CONCLUSION: Despite their comorbidities and limited change in AIS, these @entity1 had significant improvement in functional abilities during impatient rehabilitation.

Retrospective case series of outcomes following XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men', 'patients'] @entity3510 :: ('MESH:D013124', 'Disease') :: ['Spinal Injury'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['cardiac failure'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['pneumonia'] @entity508 :: ('MESH:D009128', 'Disease') :: ['spasticity'] @entity177 :: ('MESH:D051437', 'Disease') :: ['FIM', 'Functional Independence Measure'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarction'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury', 'SCI'] @entity451 :: ('MESH:C536857', 'Disease') :: ['paraplegia'] @entity293 :: ('MESH:D014552', 'Disease') :: ['urinary tract infection']
@entity1188 :: (MESH:D007238,Disease) :: ['spinal cord infarction']
