Transient Quadriparesis following neck injury: Presentation of a Chiari 1 malformation

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-321

  Kurup, Harish ^a   Lawrence, Tim ^a   Hargreaves, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation; Transient quadriparesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DERMATOME; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTOME; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 28444443370     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-005-0249-3     Document Type: Review

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