Intracranial dural fistula as a cause of diffuse MR enhancement of the cervical spinal cord

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-230

  Bousson, Valérie ^a   Brunereau, Laurent ^a   Vahedi, Katayoun ^b   Chapot, René ^c  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b Service de Neurologie

^c HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous; Fistula; Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance; Myelopathy; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DURA MATER; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FISTULA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 0032812616     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.2.227     Document Type: Article

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