Clinical evaluation of traumatic central cord syndrome: Emphasis on clinical significance of prevertebral hyperintensity, cord compression, and intramedullary high-signal intensity on magnetic resonance imaging

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-123

  Song, Joonsuk ^a   Mizuno, Junichi ^a   Inoue, Tatsushi ^a   Nakagawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

American Spinal Injury Association motor score; Central cord syndrome; Instability; Intramedullary high signal intensity; Prevertebral hyperintensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE INSTABILITY;

EID: 30944460294     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.06.045     Document Type: Article

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