Phrenic paresis and respiratory insufficiency associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-312

  Fregni, Felipe ^a,b   Conceicao Souza G E ^a   Taricco, M A ^a   Mutarelli, E G ^a   Bolger, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Cervical spondylosis; Diaphragmatic paralysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Phrenic nerve; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION;

EID: 1842531874     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0201-4     Document Type: Article

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