Quadriplegia in a patient who underwent posterior fossa surgery in the prone position. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 101-103

  Rau, Cheng Shyuan ^a   Liang, Cheng Loong ^a   Lui, Chun Chung ^a   Lee, Tao Chen ^a   Lu, Kang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Posterior fossa surgery; Prone position; Quadriplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SKULL SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRONE POSITION; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0036121226     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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