Incomplete Brown-Séquard syndrome caused by cervical kyphosis secondary to neurofibromatosis: Report of a case

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 602-606

  Abe, Masahiro ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brown S quard syndrome; Cervical kyphosis; Flexion myelopathy; Neurofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DURA MATER; FRACTURE HEALING; HIRAYAMA DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 0041511915     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-003-0661-7     Document Type: Article

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