Acute paediatric paraplegia: A case series review

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 620-624

  Sharpe, Abigail N ^a   Forsyth, Rob ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired; GMFCS; Paediatric; Paraplegia; Prognosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE PEDIATRIC PARAPLEGIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ONSET AGE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACQUIRED; GMFCS; PAEDIATRIC; PARAPLEGIA; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARAPLEGIA; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84887996250     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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