Neurological complaints after unsuccessful spinal anaesthesia as a manifestation of incipient syringomyelia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-105

  Adler, R ^a   Lenz, G ^a  

^a KLINIKUM INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neurological complications; Spinal anaesthesia; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYRINGOMYELIA;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PAIN; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0031873334     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1998.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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