Table 1. Motor function before and after intervention

Key muscles of the ISNCSCI Muscle strength score by MRC scale
Before embolization February 2, 2020 1 day after embolization February 8, 2020 4 weeks after embolization March 6, 2020
Rt. Lt. Rt. Lt. Rt. Lt.
C5 4 4 4 4 4 4
C6 4 4 4 4 4 4
C7 4 4 4 4 4 4
C8 4 4 4 4 4 4
T1 4 4 4 4 4 4
L2 4 4 2 3 3 4
L3 4 4 2 4 4 4
L4 4 4 2 4 3 4
L5 4 4 2 4 3 4
S1 4 4 2 4 3 4
Total 40 40 30 39 36 40
80 69 76
ISNCSCI: international standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury; MRC: medical research council.