Acute neurologic deterioration following lumbar puncture in an epidural abscess occurring 14 months after epidural catheter placement

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 364-365

  Doonan, Justine ^a   Murphy, Paul ^a   Timothy, Jake ^a   Marks, Paul ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Lumbar puncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; DETERIORATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 0033814657     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200010000-00010     Document Type: Article

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4. Epidural abscess complicating epidural anaesthesia and analgesia. An analysis of the literature