Hyperextension cervical spine injuries and traumatic central cord syndrome

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Aarabi, Bizhan ^a   Koltz, Michael ^a   Ibrahimi, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central cord syndrome; Cervical spine; Spinal cord; Spinal cord injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 63849107443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC.2008.25.11.E9     Document Type: Article

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