Myeloneuropathic presentation of spinal epidural lipomatosis

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-140

  Izadyar, Shahram ^a   Kwan, Justin Y ^a   Harati, Yadollah ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid therapy; Diabetes; myelopathy; Sensory neuropathy; Spinal epidural lipomatosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL EPIDURAL LIPOMATOSIS;

EID: 33749439915     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cnd.0000211400.12372.d3     Document Type: Article

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