Pediatric intervertebral disk calcification in childhood: Three case reports and review of literature

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1019-1023

  Lernout, Charlotte ^a,b   Haas, Hervé ^a,b   Rubio, Amandine ^a,b   Griffet, Jacques ^a,b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Childhood; Intervertebral disk calcification; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK CALCIFICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CALCINOSIS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NECK PAIN; PARESIS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 67749105988     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0869-8     Document Type: Article

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