Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of intramedullary spinal cord abscess

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1651-1652

  Dorflinger Hejlek E ^a   Kirsch, E C ^a   Reiter, H ^a   Opravil, M ^a   Kaim, Achim H ^a  

^a Hirslanden Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CORD ABSCESS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; THORACIC SPINE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77958603450     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1912     Document Type: Article

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