Intramedullary lesion expansion on magnetic resonance imaging in patients with motor complete cervical spinal cord injury. Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-250

  Aarabi, Bizhan ^a   Simard, J Marc ^a   Kufera, Joseph A ^a   Alexander, Melvin ^a   Zacherl, Katie M ^a   Mirvis, Stuart E ^a   Shanmuganathan, Kathirkamanthan ^a   Schwartzbauer, Gary ^a   Maulucci, Christopher M ^a   Slavin, Justin ^a   Ali, Khawar ^a   Massetti, Jennifer ^a   Eisenberg, Howard M ^a  

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

Author keywords

American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; Lesion expansion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN SPINAL INJURY ASSOCIATION IMPAIRMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; ROSTROCAUDAL INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD EDEMA; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865851247     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.6.SPINE12122     Document Type: Article

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