Spinal cord compression by heterotopic ossification associated with pseudohypoparathyroidism

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 364-368

  Yamamoto, Y ^a,b   Noto, Y ^a   Saito, M ^a   Ichizen, H ^a   Kida, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ectopic calcification; Paraparesis; Paravertebral ligamentous ossification; Pseudohypoparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRACHYDACTYLY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GAIT; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPLASIA; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM; SHORT STATURE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030808803     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030006059702500607     Document Type: Article

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