Neurocysticercosis: A new differential in the diagnosis of postdural puncture headache

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 580-582

  Browne, Ingrid M ^a   Birnbach, David J ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0042347790     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000072704.87018.DD     Document Type: Article

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