A case of spinal cord decompression sickness presenting as partial Brown-Sequard syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1454-1456

  Kimbro, Tamaki ^a   Tom, Tiffany ^a   Neuman, Tom ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0030992934     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.5.1454     Document Type: Article

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