Outcome after incomplete spinal cord injury: central cord versus Brown-Sequard syndrome
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Idiopathic Spinal Cord Herniation Presented as Brown-Sequard Syndrome : A Case Report and Surgical Outcome.
Spinal cord herniation is a rare condition that has become increasingly recognised in the last few years. The authors report a case of idiopathic spinal cord herniation in a 33 year old woman performed with progressive Brown-Sequard syndrome. The diagnosis was made on MR imaging. After repairing the herniation, the patient made a gradual improvement. Potential causes are discussed, including a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.149