Neurologic manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
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A 22-year-old woman with type I Ehlers-Danlos syndrome had severe radicular pain in the lower back. A laterally herniated lumbar disk was seen on myelography. Pain and walking improved after lumbar laminectomy. A chronic focal seizure disorder was associated with CT evidence of a congenital structural defect of the brain.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 53 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983