Spinal epidural hematoma progressing to brown-sequard syndrome: Report of a case

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-312

  Brian Hancock, J ^a,b   Malcom Field, E ^a   Gadam, Ram ^a  

^a St Mary's Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown Sequard syndrome; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nervous system disorders; Spinal cord compression; Spinal epidural hematoma

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROTAMINE SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030854037     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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