Delayed resolution of extensive T2-weighted intramedullary signal changes after oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 772-774

  Turel, Mazda K ^a   Chacko, Ari G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; oblique corpectpomy; T2 weighted signal changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; COMPRESSION; CORPECTOMY; DEMYELINATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; INTRAMEDULLARY TUMOR; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; TUMOR;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; PARESTHESIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82355170668     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2011.584989     Document Type: Article

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