Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system from a bleeding pseudomeningocele: Case illustration

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 718-

  Kole, Max K ^a   Steven, David ^b   Kirk, Andrew ^b   Lownie, Stephen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Pseudomeningocele; Superficial siderosis; Traumatic nerve root avulsion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MENINGOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMENINGOCELE; SIDEROSIS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 1642391820     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.4.0718     Document Type: Article

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