Brown-Séquard syndrome caused by a high velocity gunshot injury: A case report

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 579-582

  Reinke, M ^a   Robinson, Y ^a   Ertel, W ^a   Kayser, R ^a   Heyde, C E ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brown S quard syndrome; Gunshot injury; Incomplete paraplegia; Indirect spinal cord lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VELOCITY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; X RAY;

ADULT; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION DISORDERS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34547636126     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101986     Document Type: Article

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