Paraplegia after surgery in sitting position [1]

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-

  Prabhakar, Hemanshu ^a   Bithal, Parmod K ^a   Ghosh, Indranil ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTURE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 11244281656     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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