Partial anterior cervical cord infarction following vertebral artery dissection

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 674-677

  Machnowska, M ^a   Moien Afshari, F ^a   Voll, C ^a   Wiebe, S ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; HEPARIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; ANTERIOR CERVICAL CORD INFARCTION; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DISSECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PARESTHESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; TENDON REFLEX; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 57849101117     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100009549     Document Type: Review

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