Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas - An underdiagnosed disease: A review of patients admitted to the spinal unit of a rehabilitation center

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-162

  Jellema, K ^a   Tijssen, C C ^a   Sluzewski, M ^a   Van Asbeck, F W A ^b   Koudstaal, P J ^c   Van Gijn, J ^d  

^a TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Centre 'De Hoogstraat'   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation center; Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas; Undiagnosed

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA;

AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 32844460043     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0936-3     Document Type: Review

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