Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-81

  Tan, L T H ^c   Ho, K K F ^c   Fong, G C Y ^a   Ong, K L ^b  

^a Central Building   (Hong Kong)

^b POK OI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aged; Spinal cord diseases; Subacute combined degeneration

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; REFERENCE VALUE; SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 75749090422     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490791001700115     Document Type: Article

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