Delayed diffuse upper motor neuron syndrome after compressive thoracic myelopathy

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 666-668

  Riggs, Jack E ^a   Schochet Jr , Sydney S ^a   Hogg, Jeffery P ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0032829575     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.9.666     Document Type: Article

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