Generalized convulsions related to pneumocephalus after accidental durai puncture in an obstetric patient;Crisis convulsiva generalizada relacionada con neumoencéfalo tras punción durai inadvertida en una paciente obstétrica

Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 247-249

  Rodrigo, P ^a,b   Garcia J M ^a   Ailagas, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^b The Elcano Clinic   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Complications: dural puncture; Convulsions; Pneumocephalus; Techniques: epidural

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BED REST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LABOR; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; TECHNIQUE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PREGNANCY; SEIZURES;

EID: 0030841083     PISSN: 00349356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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