Spinal cord compression due to extramedullary haematopoiesis in two patients with thalassaemia: Complete regression with blood transfusion therapy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-22

  Aliberti, B ^a   Patrikiou, A ^a   Terentiou, A ^a   Frangatou, S ^b   Papadimitriou, A ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Drakopoulion Blood Bank Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

Extramedullary haematopoiesis; Thalassaemia, Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARAPARESIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035082424     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150170264     Document Type: Article

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