Tandem spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormalities in a young child

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 263-266

  Pollina, John ^a   Li, Veetai ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric spine; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

AGE FACTORS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINE; SYNDROME; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0032786541     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028808     Document Type: Article

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