Post-traumatic syringomyelia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 680-684

  Nielsen, O A ^g   Biering Sorensen F ^f   Botel U ^a   Gardner, B P ^b   Little, J ^c   Ohta, H ^d   Shrosbree, R ^e   Melwill, R ^e  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d SPINAL INJURIES CENTER   (Japan)

^e Palotti Medical Centre   (South Africa)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Post traumatic syringomyelia; Progressive symptoms; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DEFECATION; EJACULATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RIB FRACTURE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYRINGOMYELIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0032698623     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100839     Document Type: Article

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