Kernohan-Woltman notch phenomenon: An unusual cause of ipsilateral motor deficit

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 543-545

  Zafonte, Ross D ^a,b   Lee, Christina Yun ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 0030916018     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90174-X     Document Type: Article

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