SCIWORA-Spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 829-831

  Kalra, Veena ^a   Gulati, Sheffali ^a   Kamate, Mahesh ^a   Garg, Ajay ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

MRI; Spinal cord; Trauma

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY WITHOUT RADIOLOGICAL ABNORMALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 33749491930     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02790395     Document Type: Article

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