Segmental abdominal wall paresis caused by lateral low thoracic disc herniation

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Stetkarova, Ivana ^a   Chrobok, Jiri ^a   Ehler, Edvard ^b   Kofler, Markus ^c  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b Pardubice Hospital   (Czech Republic)

^c Hochzirl Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Evoked potentials; Radiculopathy; Thoracic disc herniation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIMESULIDUM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL PARESIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE; THORACIC SPINE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STEROIDS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349023965     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181573ce5     Document Type: Article

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