Ventral transdural herniation of the thoracic spinal cord: Surgical treatment in four cases and review of literature

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 907-913

  Vallée, Bernard ^a   Mercier, Ph ^b   Menci, Ph ^b   Bouhour, F ^a   Fischer, C ^a   Fournier, D ^b   Bougeard, R ^a   Diabira, S ^b   Mahla, K ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brown Sequard syndrome; Myelopathy; Spinal cord herniation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032847608     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050396     Document Type: Article

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