Whipple's disease presenting as an isolated lesion of the cervical spinal cord

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 276-279

  Schröter, Andreas ^a   Brinkhoff, J ^a   Gunthner Lengsfeld T ^a   Suerbaum, S ^b   Reiners, K ^a   Messmann, H ^c   Naumann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neurological symptoms; Spinal cord lesion; Whipple's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYELITIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; WHIPPLE DISEASE;

EID: 16444378983     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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