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A thorough clinical examination and pain assessments were performed. Pain drawings were acquired at subsequent timepoints, 13 days (IQR 7.8\u201314.8) apart, in order to assess test-retest reliability.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The average extent [%] and intensity [NRS 0\u201310] of spontaneous NP were 11.3% (IQR 4.9\u201335.8) and 5 (IQR 3\u20137), respectively. Pain extent showed excellent inter-session reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.96). Sensory loss quantified by light touch and pinprick sensation was associated with larger pain extent (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>pinprick<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.47, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.04; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>light touch<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.64, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Assessing pain extent using quantitative pain drawings is readily feasible and reliable in human SCI. 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