Brown-Sequard syndrome produced by cervical disc herniation: Case report and literature review

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-361

  Rumana, Christopher S ^a   Baskin, David S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown Sequard Syndrome; herniated disc; myelopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PENETRATING TRAUMA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0029931993     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(95)00412-2     Document Type: Article

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