An unusual clinical manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis: Spinal cord compression

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-212

  Kim, Hyoun Ah ^a   Kim, Jang Hee ^a   Won, Je Hwan ^a   Suh, Chang Hee ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neurologic involvement; Spinal cord compression; Takayasu's arteritis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTITIS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLINS; PREDNISOLONE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61449158801     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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