Cervical spinal cord infarction in a patient with cervical spondylosis triggered by straining during bowel movement

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-107

  Ii, Yuichiro ^a   Maki, Toshiki ^b   Furuta, Tomoyuki ^c   Kuzuhara, Shigeki ^a,d  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Matsusaka Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c Mie Prefectural General Medical Center   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior spinal artery syndrome; Cervical spondylosis; MRI; Spinal cord infarction; Valsalva manoeuvre

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BABINSKI REFLEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DEFECATION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SPINAL CORD LESION; URINE RETENTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; SPINAL CORD; SPONDYLOSIS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 56949087211     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.02.014     Document Type: Article

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