Cervical cord neurapraxia: Classification, pathomechanics, morbidity, and management guidelines

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 843-850

  Torg, Joseph S ^a   Corcoran, Thomas A ^b   Thibault, Lawrence E ^b   Pavlov, Helene ^b   Sennett, Brian J ^b   Naranja Jr , R John ^b   Priano, Steven ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Neurapraxia; Spinal stenosis; Transient quadriplegia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECURRENCE RISK; SPORT INJURY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0030668939     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.6.0843     Document Type: Article

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