Accuracy of the methods used to estimate glomerular filtration rate compared to 24-hour urinary creatinine clearance in patients with chronic spinal cord injury.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation by 24-hour urinary creatinine clearance with GFR estimation by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation, the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation, the Mayo Clinic Quadratic equation (MCQE), and the modified Cockcroft-Gault formula in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Fifty-nine consecutive subjects, who were admitted to our hospital SCI rehabilitation and no additional acute medical disorders, were enrolled in this study.

The effects of the level of spinal cord injury on life satisfaction and disability.

Background And Purpose: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) may often lead to significant disability in affected individuals and reduce life satisfaction. Herein we aimed to investigate the effects of the level of injury on disability and life satisfaction as well as the relation between life satisfaction and disability.

Methods: Patients with at least one-year history of SCI were included.

Inter-rater agreement of the Turkish version of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Revised form.

Objectives: This study aims to adapt the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-revised form (NBRS-R) for Turkish traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and to investigate the inter-rater agreement of the Turkish revised scale.

Patients And Methods: A total of 45 patients (36 males, 9 females; mean age 31.1±13.