Adhesive arachnoiditis causing cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis: CT and MRI demonstration of dural calcification and a dorsal dural diverticulum

Neuroradiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 508-511

  Bilgen, I G ^a   Yunten, N ^a   Ustun, E E ^a   Oksel, F ^a   Gumusdis, G ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Cauda equina syndrome; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; CAUDA EQUINA; DIVERTICULUM; DURA MATER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032771533     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050793     Document Type: Article

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