Central cord syndrome in Ireland: The effect of age on clinical outcome

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1458-1463

  Lenehan, Brian ^a,b   Street, John ^a   O'Toole, Patrick ^a   Siddiqui, Atar ^a   Poynton, Ashley ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Central cord syndrome; Outcome; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 70349682426     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1107-5     Document Type: Article

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