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Surfer's Myelopathy: A Radiologic Study of 23 Cases

B.K. Nakamoto, A.M. Siu, K.A. Hashiba, B.T. Sinclair, B.J. Baker, M.S. Gerber, A.M. McMurtray, A.M. Pearce and J.W. Pearce
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2013, 34 (12) 2393-2398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3599
B.K. Nakamoto
aFrom the Department of Medicine (B.K.N.), University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
bDepartments of Neurology (B.K.N., A.M.P., J.W.P.)
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eHawaii Pacific Health Research Institute (A.M.S.), Honolulu, Hawaii
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K.A. Hashiba
fSummer Student Research Program (K.A.H.), Hawaii Pacific Health, Honolulu, Hawaii
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cRadiology (B.T.S., B.J.B.)
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dNeurosurgery (M.S.G.), Straub Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii
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gDepartment of Neurology (A.M.M.), Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
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vol. 34 no. 12 2393-2398
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3599
PubMed 
23828111

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American Journal of Neuroradiology
Print ISSN 
0195-6108
Online ISSN 
1936-959X
History 
  • Received January 30, 2013
  • Accepted after revision March 14, 2013
  • Published online December 13, 2013.

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Author Information

  1. B.K. Nakamotoa,b,
  2. A.M. Siue,
  3. K.A. Hashibaf,
  4. B.T. Sinclairc,
  5. B.J. Bakerc,
  6. M.S. Gerberd,
  7. A.M. McMurtrayg,
  8. A.M. Pearceb and
  9. J.W. Pearceb
  1. aFrom the Department of Medicine (B.K.N.), University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
  2. bDepartments of Neurology (B.K.N., A.M.P., J.W.P.)
  3. cRadiology (B.T.S., B.J.B.)
  4. dNeurosurgery (M.S.G.), Straub Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii
  5. eHawaii Pacific Health Research Institute (A.M.S.), Honolulu, Hawaii
  6. fSummer Student Research Program (K.A.H.), Hawaii Pacific Health, Honolulu, Hawaii
  7. gDepartment of Neurology (A.M.M.), Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
  1. Please address correspondence to Beau Nakamoto, MD, Straub Clinic and Hospital, Department of Neurology, 888 South King St, Honolulu, HI 96813; e-mail: beau_nakamoto{at}yahoo.com
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