Spinal cord injuries in children and adolescents: A review

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-203

  Vogel, Lawrence C ^a,b,c   Anderson, Caroline J ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child; Paraplegia; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BACLOFEN; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; INFUSION FLUID; LATEX; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NIFEDIPINE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PRAZOSIN; TERAZOSIN; TIZANIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BODY POSITION; BRACE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; HEADACHE; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; LOCOMOTION; LUNG DISEASE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SEXUALITY; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0042836944     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2003.11753682     Document Type: Review

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