Predictors of outcome in acute traumatic central cord syndrome due to spinal stenosis. Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-130

  Aarabi, Bizhan ^a   Alexander, Melvin ^a   Mirvis, Stuart E ^a   Shanmuganathan, Kathirkamanathan ^a   Chesler, David ^a   Maulucci, Christopher ^a   Iguchi, Mark ^a   Aresco, Carla ^a   Blacklock, Tiffany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Spinal Injury Association scale; Central cord syndrome; Spinal cord injury; Stenosis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650818823     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.SPINE09922     Document Type: Article

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