Central cord syndrome in a high school wrestler: A case report

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-344

  Rich, Valerie ^a,b   McCaslin, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Steadman Hawkins Sports Med Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injury; Neurologic injury; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PARESTHESIA; SKIN TINGLING; WRESTLING;

EID: 34249985237     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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