Idiopathic anterior spinal cord hernia: Under-recognized cause of thoracic myelopathy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 246-249

  White, B D ^a   Tsegaye, M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spasticity; Spinal cord hernia; Thoracic myelopathy; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR SPINAL CORD HERNIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 4143151601     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690410001732670     Document Type: Article

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