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Here, the authors aimed to validate the NCSL by applying it to patients who had been operated on at their institution.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>METHODS<\/jats:title>All children who had undergone resection for SL between 2014 and 2018 were included in this analysis. MRI studies were independently reviewed and classified by three adjudicators. Baseline characteristics, inter-adjudicator agreement, coexisting anomalies and\/or malformations, and postoperative outcomes and complications were analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>RESULTS<\/jats:title>Thirty-six patients underwent surgical untethering for SL: NCSL type 1 in 5 patients (14%), type 2 in 14 patients (39%), type 3 in 4 patients (11%), and type 4 in 13 patients (36%). All classification was agreed on first assignment by the adjudicators. Radical or near-radical resection, which was attempted in all patients, was always possible in those with type 1 and 4 SL, but never in those with type 2 and 3 SL. Neurological stabilization and\/or improvement were observed in all patients at the last follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>The NCSL was found to be a logical and reproducible system to apply in this SL population. All cases were successfully classified with a high degree of inter-assessor agreement. 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