Transient locked-in syndrome resulting from stellate ganglion block in the treatment of patients with sudden hearing loss

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-487

  Tüz, Mustafa ^a,b   Erodlu, F ^a   Dodru, H ^a   Uygur, K ^a   Yavuz, L ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b PK: 132 32000 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complication; Stellate ganglion block; Sudden hearing loss; Transient locked in syndrome

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; DIURETIC AGENT; HISTAMINE; PRILOCAINE; STEROID; THIOPENTAL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYELID MOVEMENT; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY ARREST; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRIPLEGIA; STELLATE GANGLION;

EID: 0037394621     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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