Anterior spinal cord syndrome of unknown etiology.
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چکیده
A spinal cord injury encompasses a physical insult to the spinal cord. In the case of anterior spinal cord syndrome, the insult is a vascular lesion at the anterior spinal artery. We present the cases of two 13-year-old boys with anterior spinal cord syndrome, along with a review of the anatomy and vasculature of the spinal cord and an explanation of how a lesion in the cord corresponds to anterior spinal cord syndrome.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings
دوره 28 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015