Coexistent sports-related concussion and cervical SCIWORA in an adolescent: A case report

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-22

  Ellis, Michael J ^a   McDonald, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL COLLAR; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONCUSSION; CONSULTATION; CONTACT SPORT; EXERCISE; HEADACHE; HOCKEY; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGEON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY WITHOUT RADIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITY; SPORT INJURY; VIBRATION SENSE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPLICATION; INJURIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84925395241     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000108     Document Type: Article

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