Progressive spontaneous herniation of the thoracic spinal cord: Case report

Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 493-496

  Ewald, Christian ^a   Kühne, Dieter ^b   Hassler, Werner Erwin ^a  

^a Klinikum Duisburg   (Germany)

^b ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brown Sequard syndrome; Laminectomy; Spinal cord herniation; Ventral dural defect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0342514789     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200002000-00046     Document Type: Article

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