Neurologic recovery according to early magnetic resonance imaging findings in traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 379-387

  Shin, Ji Cheol ^a   Kim, Deog Young ^a   Park, Chang Il ^a   Kim, Yong Wook ^a   Ohn, Seok Hoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurologic recovery; Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDEMA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 21844444087     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.3.379     Document Type: Article

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