Angiographically proven cervical venous engorgement: A possible concurrent cause in the pathophysiology of Hirayama's myelopathy

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 845-848

  Ciceri, Elisa F ^a   Chiapparini, Luisa ^a   Erbetta, Alessandra ^a   Longhi, Laura ^a   Cicardi, Benedetta ^a   Milani, Nicoletta ^a   Solero, Carlo Lazzaro ^a   Savoiardo, Mario ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical flexion myelopathy; Epidural venous engorgement; Hirayama disease; Juvenile muscular atrophy of distal upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HIRAYAMA MYELOPATHY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD; VEINS;

EID: 78650510272     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0405-3     Document Type: Article

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