Spontaneous complete recovery of paraplegia caused by epidural hematoma complicating epidural anesthesia: A case report and review of literature

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 514-517

  SreeHarsha, C K ^a   Rajasekaran, S ^a   DhanasekaraRaja, P ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Epidural hematoma; Paraplegia; Spontaneous recovery

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INDIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINE SURGERY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; PARAPLEGIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 33746850525     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101869     Document Type: Review

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