Occult dysraphism in adulthood. A series of 24 cases

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 221-225

  Caruso, R ^a   Cervoni, L ^a,b   Fiorenza, F ^a   Vitale, A M ^a   Salvati, M ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

lipoma; spina bifida occulta; spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSRAPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 0030440535     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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