Cervical spondylotic myelopathy caused by violent motor tics in a child with Tourette syndrome

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 317-321

  Ko, Da Young ^a   Kim, Seung Ki ^a   Chae, Jong Hee ^a   Wang, Kyu Chang ^a   Phi, Ji Hoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Myelopathy; Tic; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

RISPERIDONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TIC; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 84878486865     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1939-x     Document Type: Article

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