High cervical myelopathy presenting with the numb clumsy hand syndrome

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 137-140

  Romano, Jose G ^a   Bradley, Walter G ^a   Green, Barth ^b  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0030245784     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00147-5     Document Type: Article

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