Foot drop after spinal anesthesia in a patient with a low-lying cord

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-236

  Ahmad, F U ^a   Pandey, P ^a   Sharma, B S ^a   Garg, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOOT DROP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LOW LYING SPINAL CORD; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PERIPHERAL PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; TERMINAL FILUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33745219394     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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