Management of acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS)

Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 195-204

  Aarabi, Bizhan ^a   Hadley, Mark N ^b   Dhall, Sanjay S ^c   Gelb, Daniel E ^d   John Hurlbert, R ^e   Rozzelle, Curtis J ^f   Ryken, Timothy C ^g   Theodore, Nicholas ^h   Walters, Beverly C ^b,i  

^a Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Division of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^h BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Central cord syndrome; Chronic central spinal cord syndrome; Spinal cord injury; Variable neurological recovery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TRAUMATIC CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HAND FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84874396205     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318276f64b     Document Type: Article

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