Craniocervical junction subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with atlanto- occipital dislocation

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1761-1768

  Przybylski, Gregory J ^a,b   Clyde, Brent L ^a   Fitz, Charles R ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PUH   (United States)

Author keywords

atlanto occipital dislocation; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029742340     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199608010-00009     Document Type: Article

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