Craniocervical dural fistula associated with cervical myelopathy: Angiographic demonstration of normal venous drainage of the thoracolumbar cord does not rule out diagnosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 583-586

  Trop, Isabelle ^a   Roy, Daniel ^a   Raymond, Jean ^a   Roux, Alain ^b   Bourgouin, Pierre ^a   Lesage, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DURA MATER; HUMAN; MALE; SPINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; DURA MATER; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; PHLEBOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORAX; VEINS;

EID: 0032231393     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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