Scoliosis in a Patient with Alexander Disease

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-264

  Nonomura, Yuka ^a   Shimizu, Katsuji ^a   Nishimoto, Hirofumi ^a   Hosoe, Hideo ^a   Sakaguchi, Yasumichi ^a   Miyamoto, Kei ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexander disease; Scoliosis; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANAMNESIS; BONE GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; RARE DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; X RAY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POSTURE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0036067035     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200206000-00017     Document Type: Article

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