Neurological examination on admission documented with the Oxford Medical Research Council (MRC) criteria
| Motor function | Right | Left |
| Shoulder abduction | 3 | 3 |
| Shoulder adduction | 4 | 5 |
| Elbow flexion | 3 | 3 |
| Elbow extension | 4 | 4 |
| Wrist extension | 5 | 5 |
| Wrist flexion | 4 | 4 |
| Extensor digitorum | 4 | 4 |
| Flexor pollicis longus | 5 | 5 |
| Hip flexion | 3 | 3 |
| Hip extension | 5 | 5 |
| Knee flexion | 3 | 5 |
| Knee extension | 3 | 5 |
| Ankle dorsiflexion | 4 | 4 |
| Ankle plantar flexion | 5 | 5 |
| Extensor hallucis longus | 4+ | 4 |