Long-term follow-up and outcome in patients treated for spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-185

  Behrens, Stephan ^a   Thron, Armin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neurological outcome; Prognosis; Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula; Symptoms; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCLUSION; PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0032949392     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050331     Document Type: Article

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