Spinal Cord Compression in Thalassemia: Report of 12 Cases and Recommendations for Treatment

Twelve patients with β0-thalassemia/hemoglobin E disease had spinal cord compression. Ten were male and two female, aged 17 to 40 years. The causes of spinal cord compression presumably were extramedullary hematopoietic masses. This was proved by surgery in two cases. In six cases, myelography demon...

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Main Authors: Surapol Issaragrisil, Anong Piankijagum, Prawase Wasi
Other Authors: Mahidol University
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30254
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Institution: Mahidol University