Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: Another neurologic complication of cocaine?

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 819-821

  Samkoff, Lawrence M ^a   Daras, Michael ^a   Kleiman, Anne R ^a   Koppel, Barbara S ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COCAINE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0029781219     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550080145023     Document Type: Article

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