Interestingly the analysis on the BBC article[0] states:
"[the patients] are also reported to have regained some control of bladder and sexual function - which many paralysed patients regard as more important than walking"
"[the patients] are also reported to have regained some control of bladder and sexual function - which many paralysed patients regard as more important than walking"
1. Resolution of neuropathic pain 2. Use of hands 3. Sexual function 4. Bladder and bowel function 5. (a few other things) 6. The ability to walk
I should note that the discussions/polls I've read are mostly from the United States. The U.S. is probably the most accessible country in the world, and as a citizen I don't miss walking so much because I can still do almost anywhere I want to. If the discussion was among people from undeveloped countries, the ability to walk might score much higher.
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