Spinal glioblastoma multiforme: Unusual cause of post-traumatic tetraparesis

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 583-586

  Singh, Pankaj Kumar ^a   Singh, Vinay K ^a   Tomar, Juhi ^a   Azam, Amir ^a   Gupta, Sanjeev ^a   Kumar, Sushil ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; Intramedullary tumor; Spinal cord, cervical; Spine; Tetraparesis; Whiplash injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; WHIPLASH INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949116100     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11754565     Document Type: Article

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