At admission At discharge Motor function Paraplegia Paraparesis MRC leg extensor muscles MRC leg flexor muscles MRC adductors muscles MRC ankle dorsiflexors muscles MRC plantar flexor muscles 2/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury 0 8 Sensory function (pinprick) Reduced Normal Urinary function Incontinence Normal Voluntary anal contraction Yes Yes Deep anal pressure Yes Yes Bowel function Delayed emptying Normal FIM scale 80/126 Motor function: 45/91 Cognitive function: 35/35 111/126 Motor function: 76/91 Cognitive function: 35/35 ADL score 1/6 6/6 Barthel Index 35/100 85/100 ASIA Motor score: 84 Pin prick score: 86 Light touch score: 86 Sensory neurological level: T9 C Motor score: 92 Pin prick score:106 Light touch score: 106 Sensory neurological level: L2 D MRC: Medical Research Council; WISCI: Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury; FIM: Functional Independence Measure (FIM); ADL: Activities of Daily Living; ASIA: American Spinal Injury Association

Table 1: Clinical picture of the 43-years-old woman with paraplegia due to anterior spinal artery stroke before and after the rehabilitation treatment.