Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma: Case report

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-72

  Awada, Adnan ^a   Russell, Neville ^a   Al Fayez, Naif ^a   Naufal, Richard ^a   Al Kohlani, Hussein ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acute myelopathy; Epidural hematoma; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Spinal cord; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION;

EID: 0031962199     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100521     Document Type: Article

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