Spinal cord infarction in Chinese patients: Clinical features, risk factors, imaging and prognosis

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 502-508

  Cheng, Mei Yun ^a   Lyu, Rong Kuo ^a   Chang, Yeu Jhy ^a   Chen, Rou Shayn ^a   Huang, Chin Chang ^a   Wu, Tony ^a   Lee, Tsong Hai ^a   Lu, Chin Song ^a   Ro, Long Sun ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Owl's eyes sign; Spinal cord infarction; Vertebral body infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFARCTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BACK PAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 52049087587     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000155988     Document Type: Article

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