Vertex epidural hematoma with coronal suture diastasis presenting with paraplegia

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 413-415

  Wylen, Esther L ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOTOMY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031684615     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199808000-00042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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