Ischaemic myelopathy following aortic surgery or traumatic laceration of the aorta

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 110-116

  Mathe J F ^a   Richard, I ^a   Roger, J C ^a   Potagas, C ^b   El Masry, W S ^c   Perrouin Verbe, B ^a  

^a CHU DE NANTES   (France)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Midland Ctr for Spinal Injuries   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm complications; Aortic laceration; Aortic surgery complications; Ischaemic myelopathy

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ANOMALY; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA INJURY; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACERATION; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TENDON REFLEX; TOUCH;

EID: 0031975676     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100579     Document Type: Article

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