From: Surgical management and prognostic factors of spinal metastatic tumors
Score | Sensory disturbance | Motor weakness | Gait | Sphincter function |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | No symptom | Full power | Normal | Normal |
4 | Present, not significant | Movement against resistance | Unsteady, no aid | Slight disturbance, no catheter |
3 | Significant, function not restricted | Movement against gravity | Mobile with aid | Residual, no catheter |
2 | Some restriction of function | Movement without gravity | Few steps with aid | Rarely incontinent |
1 | Severe restriction of function | Contraction without movement | Standing with aid | Often catheter |
0 | Incapacitated function | Plegia | Plegia | Permanent catheter |