Pattern of premature degenerative changes of the cervical spine in patients with spasmodic torticollis and the impact on the outcome of selective peripheral denervation

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 465-471

  Chawda, S J ^a   Munchau A ^a   Johnson, D ^a   Bhatia, K ^a   Quinn, N P ^a   Stevens, J ^a   Lees, A J ^a   Palmer, J D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Osteoarthritis; Selective peripheral denervarion; Spasmodic torticollis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENERVATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; TREMOR;

EID: 1642633577     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.4.465     Document Type: Article

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