Spinal decompression sickness presenting as partial brown-sequard syndrome and treated with robotic-assisted body-weight support treadmill training

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-89

  Moreh, Elior ^a   Meiner, Zeev ^a   Neeb, Martin ^a   Hiller, Nurith ^a   Schwartz, Isabella ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brown Sequard syndrome; Decompression sickness; Physical therapy modalities; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY WEIGHT; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 59649120960     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0279     Document Type: Article

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