Priapism in acute spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1033-1035

  Todd, N V ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complete cord lesion; incomplete cord lesion; priapism; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MYELITIS; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIAPISM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 80053619325     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.57     Document Type: Review

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