A severe case of Hirayama disease successfully treated by anterior cervical fusion: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 191-195

  Paredes, Igor ^a   Esteban, Jesus ^a   Ramos, Ana ^a   Gonzalez, Pedro ^a   Rivas, Juan José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abnormal range of cervical flexion; Cervical flexion MRI; Cervical flexion myelopathy; Discectomy and fusion; Hirayama; Juvenile amyotrophy of distal upper extremity

Indexed keywords

POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COLD SENSITIVITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; TENDON REFLEX; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893340158     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.10.SPINE13508     Document Type: Article

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