Spinal cord
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To determine the inter-rater reliability in scoring sensory and motor function and in defining sensory and motor levels in incomplete spinal cord injury, using the revised 1992 International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISCSCI-92) and to determine the effect on raters agreement of one standardising assessment. ⋯ This study indicates a weak inter-rater reliability for scoring incomplete SCI lesions using the ISCSCI-92.
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Pott's disease may cause late neurological involvement due to development of sharp kyphosis. Anterior decompression and fusion is the treatment of choice for this disorder. ⋯ Anterior decompression and grafting is an effective procedure for the treatment of late onset paraplegia in Pott's disease.