Table 2

Neurological presentation and outcome

Age	Sex	Mechanism of injury	Entry neurology	ISS	C/spine stable	Outcome
Stability refers to the ability of the cervical spine to maintain alignment under normal loading conditions. See methodology for definition. Plexopathy is neurological deficit in the upper limb attributable only to brachial plexus injury. The “head” outcome describes deficits as a result of head injury only: mild implies covert deficit, only demonstrable on formal testing: moderate implies overt deficit, but still independence for daily living: chronic head implies deficits that require ongoing support and supervision. Limbs OK statement indicates that the patient was moving all limbs, for neurological assessment. It does not address the issue of limb injury (see discussion on neurological examination).
28	M	MVA	L Brachial plexus	45	Yes	L plexopathy
85	M	MVA/Train	GCS 6: limbs OK	17	No	Chronic head
46	M	Ped/MVA	GCS 3	34	Yes	Mild head
48	M	Ped/MVA	GCS 3	29	No	Chronic head
23	M	MVA/Pole	Normal	30	Yes	Normal
23	M	MVA/Pole	GCS 3	38	No	Chronic head
39	M	MBA/Tree	GCS 12: R arm flaccid	14	No	R plexopathy
62	M	Fall (4 m)	Normal	41	No	Normal
18	M	Ped/MVA	GCS 11: L arm weak	14	No	L plexopathy
48	M	Fall (7 m)	GCS 3	29	No	Mild head
61	F	Ped/MVA	GCS 5: limbs OK	29	Yes	Normal
26	M	Ped/MVA	GCS 3	29	Yes	Moderate head
26	M	MBA	GCS 12: limbs OK	9	Yes	Normal
40	M	Ped/MVA	C5 quadriplegia	43	No	C5 quadriplegia
44	M	MBA	Normal	17	Yes	Normal
23	M	MVA	C3 quadriplegia	75	No	C3 quadriplegia
21	M	Ped/Truck	GCS 3	22	Yes	Normal
26	M	MBA	GCS 13: limbs OK	29	No	Normal
37	M	MVA	GCS 3	24	No	Chronic head
40	M	MVA (roll)	R brachial plexus	41	No	R plexopathy
24	M	MVA	Normal	24	Yes	Normal
31	M	Rock fall	Normal	8	Yes	Normal
34	M	Fall (4 m)	C5 quadriplegia	29	No	C5 quadriplegia
18	F	MVA(?SAH)	GCS 8: limbs OK	16	No	Normal
72	M	Pedal cycle	GCS 12: R hemiplegia	43	Yes	Mild head