Magnetic resonance evaluation of ventrolateral medullary compression in essential hypertension

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 226-231

  Colón, Gary P ^a   Quint, Douglas J ^a   Dickinson, Lawrence D ^a   Brunberg, James A ^a   Jamerson, Kenneth A ^a   Hoff, Julian T ^a   Ross, Donald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nerve root entry zone; Vascular compression; Ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0031930974     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.2.0226     Document Type: Article

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