Epidural haemorrhage of the cervical spinal cord: A post-mortem artefact?

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-257

  Rutty, G N ^a   Squier, W M V ^b   Padfield, C J H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Epidural haemorrhage; Post mortem artefact; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOPSY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTIFACTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 20044381927     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2004.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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