Pneumorrhachis following lumbar puncture: A case report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-43

  Lin, Lung Chang ^a   Liao, Yu Mei ^b   Yang, Rei Cheng ^b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lumbar puncture; Pneumorrhachis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PNEUMORACHIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RARE DISEASE; SEIZURE; SPINE INJURY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33644622851     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70219-0     Document Type: Article

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