Acute spontaneous cervical spinal epidural hematoma with hemiparesis as the initial presentation

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-38

  Hsieh, Chun Fu ^a   Lin, Hung Jung ^a   Chen, Kuo Tai ^a   Foo, Ning Ping ^a   Te, Antonio Leo ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myelopathy; Cerebral vascular accident; Cervical spine; Epidural hematoma; Hemiparesis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MOTONEURON; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; URINE RETENTION; PARESIS; SPINAL HEMATOMA;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARESIS;

EID: 33646729543     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200602000-00009     Document Type: Article

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