Symptomatic protocols for adult tethered cord syndrome

Neurological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 741-744

  Yamada, Shokei ^a,f   Siddiqi, Javed ^b   Won, Daniel J ^b   Kido, Daniel K ^a   Hadden, Anthony ^a   Spitalieri, John ^b   Everett, Bruce A ^c   Obasi, Chinyere G ^c   Goldenberg, Todd M ^c   Giles, Lynton G F ^d   Yamada, Shoko M ^e  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^f LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult tethered cord syndrome; Group 2 diagnosis; Groups 1 and 2; Protocol; Surgical results; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; POSTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 9244241514     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164104225017965     Document Type: Conference Paper

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