Hypotensive spinal cord infarction associated with vertebral body infarction after treatment with short-acting antihypertensive agent

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 607-610

  Huang, Tai Chung ^a   Hwang, Juey Jen ^a   Yip, Ping Keung ^a   Liu, Hon Man ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents; Hypotension; Infarction; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFARCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VERTEBRA BODY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; SPINAL CORD; SPINE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINE;

EID: 27744566043     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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