Huge epidural hematoma after surgery for spinal cord stimulation

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 565-567

  Franzini, A ^a   Ferroli, P ^a   Marras, C ^a   Broggi, G ^a,b  

^a Ist Nazionale Neurologico C Besta ^*  (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Laminectomy; Spinal cord stimulation; Spinal epidural haematoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EPIDURAL SPACE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PARAPLEGIA; POLYRADICULOPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SCIATICA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18044389693     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0470-6     Document Type: Article

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