An unusual case of myelopathy: Surfer's myelopathy

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 354-356

  Dhaliwal, P P S ^a   Cenic, A ^a   Eesa, M ^b   Du Plessis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SURFER'S MYELOPATHY; SYMPTOM; WEAKNESS;

EID: 79951749469     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100011616     Document Type: Article

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