Acute idiopathic syringomyelia: A case report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 404-409

  Chen, June Kai ^a   Chen, Chia Hsiu ^a   Lee, Chia Ling ^a   Chen, Tien Wen ^b   Weng, Ming Cheng ^b   Huang, Mao Hsiung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute; Idiopathic; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CRANIECTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LAMINECTOMY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SYRINGOMYELIA; TENDON REFLEX; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 4644255465     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70177-9     Document Type: Article

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