Cerebro-spinal decompression sickness: Report of two cases

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-120

  Jallul, S ^a   Osman, A ^a   El Masry, W ^a  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Encephalopathy; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HELIOX; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 33846100786     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101923     Document Type: Article

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