Traumatic spinal cord infarction in a child: case report and review of literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 529-534

  Robles, Luis A ^a  

^a Hospital San Javier Marina   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Artery of Adamkiewicz; SCIWORA; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic spinal cord

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADAMKIEWICZ ARTERY; AORTA OCCLUSION; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFARCTION; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INFARCTION;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; LAPAROTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34147120265     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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