Recurrent post-partum seizures after epidural blood patch

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-250

  Marfurt, D ^a   Lyrer, P ^a   Ruttimann U ^a   Strebel, S ^a   Schneider, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques epidural; Anaesthetic techniques, regional; Complications, eclampsia; Complications, neurological; Complications, postdural puncture headache

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CAFFEINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; PROPACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECLAMPSIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037311836     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg049     Document Type: Article

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