Cervical decompression in mild mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome)

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-90

  O'Brien, D P ^a   Cowie, R A ^a   Wraith, J E ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hunter syndrome; Mucopolysaccharidosis; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILD; HUMAN; HUNTER SYNDROME; MALE; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS II; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0030981925     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050049     Document Type: Article

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