Idiopathic ventral spinal cord herniation: A rare presentation of tethered cord

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Shin, John H ^a   Krishnaney, Ajit A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation; Tethered spinal cord; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGED; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77956136909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.FOCUS1089     Document Type: Article

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