Metastatic paraplegia and vital prognosis: Perspectives and limitations for rehabilitation care. Part 1

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-133

  Fattal, Charles ^a   Fabbro, Michel ^b   Gelis, Anthony ^a   Bauchet, Luc ^c  

^a Centre Mutualiste Neurologique Propara   (France)

^b CENTRE VAL D AURELLE   (France)

^c GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Metastasis; Outcome; Paraplegia; Prognosis; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord compression; Spinal neoplasm; Survival

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

HUMANS; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650646567     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.09.017     Document Type: Review

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