Spinal dysraphism: A review of neuroradiological features with embryological correlations and proposal for a new classification

Neuroradiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 471-491

  Tortori Donati, P ^a   Rossi, A ^a   Cama, A ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Spina bifida magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord, tethered; Spine, dysraphism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMBRYOLOGY; GASTRULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; LIPOMA; MENINGOCELE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEURULATION; NOMENCLATURE; NOTOCHORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 0033859396     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340000325     Document Type: Article

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