Resolution of severe paraplegia due to aortic dissection after CSF drainage

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 142-143

  Blacker, David J ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a   Ramakrishna, Gautam ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG EDEMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0038691758     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000068526.26685.22     Document Type: Article

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