Spinal epidural hematoma following coronary thrombolysis: A case report

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-47

  Cultrera, F ^a,b   Passanisi, M ^a   Giliberto, O ^a   Giuffrida, M ^a   Mancuso, P ^a   Ventura, F ^a  

^a CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary thrombosis; Hematoma, epidural; Magnetic resonance imaging; Thrombolysis therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SPONTANEOUS SPINAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; THORACIC SPINE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SPINAL DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 3142662556     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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