No.

Author

Patients

Duration of neurodeficits (hours)

Motor disturbance

Sensory disturbance

Bowel or bladder disturbance

Clinical diagnosis of ASAS

1

Santillan A

54, F

24

Paraparesis

Bilateral Hoffman’s sign, diminished pinprick sensation below T3, saddle anesthesia

Yes

Yes

2

Peng T

31, M

24

Quadriparesis

Loss of light touch and pin prick sensation at the level of C5

No

Yes

3

Acker G

72, F

5

Quadriparesis

Disturbed thermal perception. The gait was slightly ataxic

No

Yes

4

Reynolds JM

36, F

12

Paraparesis

Crude touch, pinprick, and temperature were absent bilaterally from T8 and below

No

Yes

5

Ii Y

82, M

4

Quadriplegia

Sensations were hyperaesthetic in the left C4 and C5 dermatomes

No

Yes

6

Guest JD

38, F

12

Paraplegia

Decrease T4 sensory level to pinprick and temperature

Yes

Yes

7

La Torre E

43, M

168

Quadriparesis

Touch, pain, temperatue sensation decreases in right hand.

Yes

Yes

8

Gregory S Schneider

48, M

1

Quadriparesis

Loss of light touch and pin prick sensation at the level of C6.

No

Yes

9

Errea

49, M

N/A

Quadriparesis

Lancinating interscapular pain

N/A

Yes

10

Odaka

54, F

N/A

Quadriparesis

Angina

N/A

Yes

11

Arai

40, F

N/A

Quadriparesis

NA

N/A

Yes

12

Yano

78, M

N/A

Paraplegia

NA

N/A

Yes