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Neurological Research in Idiopathic Scoliosis

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Abstract

Despite years of research, a neurological etiology for sdolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still being explored. The task is complicated by the difficulty in differentiating a characteristic of scoliosis as a primary etiologic factor or an effect that is secondary to the spinal deformity. Here, we provide an overview of the accumulating data pointing to the involvement of neurological causes in the onset for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

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Machida, M. (2018). Neurological Research in Idiopathic Scoliosis. In: Machida, M., Weinstein, S., Dubousset, J. (eds) Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Scoliosis. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56541-3_7

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