Long-term changes of Th17 and regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of dogs with spinal cord injury after intervertebral disc herniation

Table 1 Grading of clinical severity of intervertebral disc disease in the study population

Grading according to Sharp and Wheeler [1, 2]	Acute stage of the disease (total number of dogs)	Final examination (total number of dogs)
0 = no signs of spinal hyperesthesia or paresis	0	14
1 = spinal hyperesthesia only	1	0
2 = ambulatory paresis	9	10
3 = non ambulatory paresis	6	1
4 = plegia with intact deep pain perception	7	0
5 = plegia with loss of deep pain perception	3	1

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