Temporary trigeminal disorder as a result of pneumocephalus after subarachnoid block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 430-432

  Cosio F ^a   Bermejo Alvarez, M A ^a   Fervienza, P ^a   Jimenez L J ^a   Castanon E ^a   Diaz M L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, subarachnoid; Complications, pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NOSE; PARESTHESIA; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; UPPER LIP;

EID: 0041828247     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg185     Document Type: Article

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