An unusual cause of paraparesis in a patient on chronic steroid therapy

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-69

  Gupta, R ^a   Kumar, A N ^a   Gupta, V ^a   Madhavan, Sethu M ^a   Sharma, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cushing syndrome; Kyphosis, congenital; Lipomatosis, spinal epidural; Myelopathy, compressive; Paraparesis; Prednisolone; Steroid therapy complications

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; KYPHOSIS; LIPOMATOSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 34047189220     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753916     Document Type: Article

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