Neuromuscular scoliosis: Causes of deformity and principles for evaluation and management

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-178

  Berven, Sigurd ^a   Bradford, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular disease; Scoliosis; Spinal disorders

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPECTRUM; SPINE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 0036625775     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36540     Document Type: Review

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