Spinal accessory nerve palsy due to neurovascular compression. Report of a case diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-178

  Lunardi, Pierpaolo ^a,c   Mastronardi, Luciano ^a   Farah, Jibril Osman ^a   De Biase, Claudio ^b   Trasimeni, Guido ^b   Gualdi, Gian F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Clinica Neurochirurgica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angio MRI; Nerve injury; Neurovascular compression; Spinal accessory nerve

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029789465     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00512048     Document Type: Article

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