Lumbar canal stenosis presenting with acute bilateral foot drop

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-89

  Oluigbo, C O ^a,b   Qadri, S R ^a   Dardis, R ^a   Choksey, M S ^a  

^a WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral foot drop; Lumbar spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOOT DROP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33745105962     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690600682358     Document Type: Review

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