Multiple extradural arachnoid cysts at the spinal cord and cauda equina levels in the young

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-62

  Takagaki, T ^a   Nomura, T ^a   Toh, E ^a   Watanabe, M ^a   Mochida, J ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Cauda equina tumor; Extradural tumor; Spinal cord tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CHILD; EXCISION; GAIT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LAMINECTOMY; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD CYST; VERTEBRA;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CAUDA EQUINA; CHILD; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30344434057     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101799     Document Type: Article

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