Chronic subdural haematoma complicating spinal anaesthesia

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 348-350

  Acharya, R ^a,b  

^a Intermed   (India)

^b SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Post dural puncture headache; Spinal anaesthesia; Subdural haematoma; Technique and complications

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORCHIECTOMY; ORCHITIS; PAPILLEDEMA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 14844300799     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-004-0370-9     Document Type: Article

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