Permanent paraparesis and cauda equina syndrome after epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache

Anesthesiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1515-1517

  Diaz, James H ^a  

^a University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS; POLYRADICULOPATHY; SUBDURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 0036260258     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200206000-00035     Document Type: Article

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