Compressive myelopathy mimicking transverse myelitis

Neurologist

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-122

  Kelley, Brendan J ^a,b   Erickson, Bradley J ^a   Weinshenker, Brian G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Devic's syndrome; Myelopathy; Neuromyelitis optica; Spinal cord compression; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949433049     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181c29f12     Document Type: Article

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