Inflammation of the spinal cord

Diseases of the Spinal Cord: Novel Imaging, Diagnosis and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 315-367

  Nichtweiß, Michael ^a   Hattingen, Elke ^b   Weidauer, Stefan ^c  

^a Hanse Klinikum   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Sankt Katharinen Krankenhaus GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELOPATHY; SPINAL CORDS;

EID: 84942553995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54209-1_15     Document Type: Chapter

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