Operative treatment of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas: A study of the factors determining postoperative outcome

Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 494-509

  Groen, Rob J M ^a   Van Alphen, H August M ^b  

^a SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neurological outcome; Operative interval; Sensorimotor deficit; Spinal cord compression; Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029785286     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199609000-00012     Document Type: Article

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