Spinal epidural hematoma complicating thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator - A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-251

  Clark, Mark A ^a   Paradis, Norman A ^b,c  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Intraspinal hemorrhage; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SPINAL CORD; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0036806786     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00546-2     Document Type: Article

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