Experience in the surgical management of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 38-45

  Liao, Cueng Chih ^b   Lee, Shih Tseng ^a   Hsu, Wen Chin ^b   Chen, Li Rong ^b   Lui, Tai Ngar ^b   Lee, Sai Cheung ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Functional recovery; Neurological function; Spontaneous epidural hematoma

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS SPINAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 0346993679     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2004.100.1.0038     Document Type: Review

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