Spinal arachnoiditis following subarachnoid haemorrhage: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 795-799

  Kok, A J M ^b   Verhagen, W I M ^a   Bartels, R H M A ^b   Van Dijk, R ^b   Prick, M J J ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Review; Spinal arachnoiditis; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

AGED; ARACHNOIDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0033948851     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010070094     Document Type: Article

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