Anterior spinal cord infarction caused by fibrocartilaginous embolism

Neuropathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-175

  Piao, Yue Shan ^a   Lu, De Hong ^a   Su, Ying Ying ^a   Yang, Xiao Ping ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior spinal cord infarction; Fibrocartilaginous embolism; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BABINSKI REFLEX; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMBOLISM; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFARCTION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INFARCTION; WEAKNESS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLISM; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749140739     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00938.x     Document Type: Article

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