TABLE 2

Results of the patient’s neurologic examination

Examination	Score
Examination	Right side	Left side
Muscle strength^a
Deltoid	5	5
Biceps	5	5
Triceps	5	5
Hand	4	5
Hip flexion	2	5
Knee extension	0	0
Knee flexion	0	0
Dorsiflexion	0	0
Plantarflexion	0	0

Extremity sensation
Light touch	Lower: absent up to midthigh Upper: intact	Lower: absent up to knee Upper: intact
Vibration	Lower: absent below knee Upper: intact	Lower: absent below knee Upper: intact
Joint position	Lower: absent below knee Upper: intact	Lower: absent below knee Upper: intact
Temperature	Lower and upper: intact	Lower and upper: intact
Reflexes^b
Biceps	2	2
Triceps	2	2
Brachioradialis	1	2
Patellar	0	Trace

Extremity tone	Lower: diminished Upper: normal	Lower: diminished Upper: normal

Babinski sign	Absent	Absent

↵^aGraded on a scale from 0 (no muscle activation) to 5 (full range of motion).
↵^bGraded on a scale from 0 (no reflexes) to 4 (hyperreflexia), with a score of 2 indicating normal reflexes.