Early diagnosis of rheumatoid cervical myelopathy

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 247-252

  Babic Naglic D ^a   Nesek Macrossed, V ^a   Potocki K ^a   Lelas Bahun, N ^a   Curkovic B ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial joints; Cervical myelopathy; N. medianus; Rheumatoid arthritis; SSEPs; TCD; Vertebral arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 9844231489     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749709105311     Document Type: Article

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