Role of MRI in differentiating various causes of non-traumatic paraparesis and tetraparesis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 596-600

  Ahmed, Nisar ^b   Akram, Hamid ^a   Qureshi, Ishtiaq Ahmed ^b  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cord compression; MRI; Myelopathy; Paraparesis; Paraplegia; Tetraparesis; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 7244234377     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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