Lateral medullary syndrome after prone position for general surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1451-1453

  Chu, Ya Chun ^a   Tsai, Shen Kou ^a   Chan, Kwok Hon ^a   Kao, Sheng Chin ^a   Liang, Ching Huang ^a   Lin, Su Man ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOCLONUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALLENBERG SYNDROME;

EID: 0036828398     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00065     Document Type: Article

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