Herpes radiculitis following surgery for symptomatic cervical foraminal stenosis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 661-663

  Grauvogel, Juergen ^a   Vougioukas, Vassilios I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSESTHESIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HERPES RADICULITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RADICULITIS; REVIEW; SPONDYLOSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 57849137429     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100009501     Document Type: Review

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