Surfer's myelopathy-an unusual cause of acute spinal cord ischemia: A case report and review of the literature

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-60

  Shuster, Anatoly ^a   Franchetto, Arlene ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyperextension; Ischemia; Myelopathy; Spinal cord; Surfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AWARENESS; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SURFERS MYELOPATHY;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651488404     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-010-0913-8     Document Type: Article

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