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Rare Diseases and Syndromes of the Spinal Cord

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Authors:
  1. Ibrahim M. Eltorai

    1. The Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Health Care Group, The Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare Systemcare System, Long Beach, USA

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  • Provides a summary of relevant international literature on rare diseases and syndromes of the spinal cord

  • Includes the following sections: oncology, iatrogenic, infectious, neurology, genetic, vascular, idiopathic, metabolic, orthopaedic, miscellaneous

  • Helps the reader grasp this complex, multi-disciplinary field

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Table of contents (149 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Congenital and Familial Causes of Myelopathy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cervical Myelopathy Due to Exostosis of the Posterior Arch of the Atlas

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      Pages 3-5

    3. Myelopathy Due to Congenital Hypoplasia of the Atlas

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      Pages 7-9

    4. Congenital Absence of the Posterior Elements of the Axis

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      Pages 11-12

    5. Congenital Afibrinogenemia

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      Pages 13-16

    6. Anterior Arch Aplasia with OS Odontoideum

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      Pages 17-18

    7. Myelopathy in Pediatric Blau Syndrome

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      Pages 19-20

    8. Intradural Extramedullary Bronchgenic Cyst

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      Pages 21-23

    9. Intramedullary Capillary Hemangioma

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      Pages 25-26

    10. Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma

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      Pages 27-29

    11. Spinal Intradural Cerebellar Ectopia

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      Pages 31-32

    12. Cystic Dilatation of the Conus Ventriculus Terminalis

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      Pages 33-35

    13. Syringomyelia in Association with Dandy-Walker Syndrome

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      Pages 37-38

    14. Myelopathy Due to Duplication of the Laminae

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      Pages 39-40

    15. Compression Myelopathy Due to an Intramedullary Cyst Containing Ectopic Choroidal Plexus Tissue

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      Pages 41-42

    16. Chiari 1 Malformation and Holocord Syringomyelia in Hunter Syndrome

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      Pages 43-45

    17. Myelopathy in Infantile Myofibromatosis

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      Pages 47-49

    18. Tetraparesis in Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Bardet Syndrome

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      Pages 51-52

    19. Lymphangiomatosis

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      Pages 53-54
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About this book

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of rare diseases and syndromes of the spinal cord, collected over the past forty years from all the world's literature. Each chapter in this volume is organized in the same easy-to-follow format, comprising definitions, incidence, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, management, prognosis, and references. 

This book is aimed at medical students, residents, fellows, and junior attendings in spinal cord medicine, physical medicine, neurosurgery, orthopedics, oncology, emergency medicine, infectious disease, neurology, genetics, vascular surgery, and endocrinology, along with the numerous allied fields of physical therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, and biomedical researchers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Health Care Group, The Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare Systemcare System, Long Beach, USA

    Ibrahim M. Eltorai

About the author

Born in Manzala, Egypt in 1920, Ibrahim M. Eltorai gained his medical degree in 1944, at Cairo University affiliated with London University. He completed his residency in General and Pediatric Surgery and Anesthesia and fellowship in Neurosurgery at Cairo University Hospitals. He then worked in Europe as an Assistant Surgeon in Cardiovascular Surgery before returning to Cairo as an Associate Professor, then professor of Surgery. He then moved to the US, where he held several positions at Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Long Beach, California, including Chief of the Spinal Cord Injury Service.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rare Diseases and Syndromes of the Spinal Cord

  • Authors: Ibrahim M. Eltorai

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45147-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45146-6Published: 06 January 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83223-4Published: 07 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45147-3Published: 29 December 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 513

  • Topics: Neurosurgery, Neurology, Orthopedics, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine

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