Tethered cord syndrome

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 131-135

  Rinaldi, F ^a   Cioffi, F A ^a,b   Columbano, L ^a   Krasagakis, G ^a   Bernini, F P ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CTO Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ectopic spinal cord; Filum terminale; Lipo mielo meningocele; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spina bifida; Tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DERMATOME; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYOFILAMENT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PELVIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 31344477933     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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