Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: Diagnostic, surgical, and follow-up data obtained in five cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-19

  Maira, Giulio ^a   Denaro, Luca ^a   Doglietto, Francesco ^a   Mangiola, Annunziato ^a   Colosimo, Cesare ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid collection; Complication; Dural patch; Spinal cord herniation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CASE REPORT; HERNIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644884191     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.4.1.10     Document Type: Article

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