Intradural neurenteric cyst of the cervical spine misdiagnosed as a psychogenic disorder in a 7-year-old-child

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 700-703

  Mochida, Joji ^a   Yamada, Shinya ^a   Toh, Eiren ^a   Shibata, Masayoshi ^a   Oota, Kazutoshi ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical neurenteric cyst; Cervical spine; Psychogenic disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD CYST;

EID: 0030727614     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100474     Document Type: Article

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