title: Reference for the 2011 revision of the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury.
abstract: The latest revision of the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) was available in booklet format in June 2011, and is published in this issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. The ISNCSCI were initially developed in  1982 to provide guidelines for the consistent classification of the neurological level and extent of the injury to achieve reliable data for clinical care and research studies. This revision was generated from the Standards Committee of the American Spinal Injury Association in collaboration  with the International Spinal Cord Society's Education Committee. This article details and explains the updates and serves as a reference for these revisions and clarifications.
authors.affiliation: Northern New Jersey SCI System, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ, USA. skirshblum@kessler-rehab.com
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kirshblum
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.forename: Fin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Biering-Sorensen
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Read
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mulcahey
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krassioukov
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis