Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas of cervical spine: report of 4 cases and literature review

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 736-740

  Hsieh, Cheng Ta ^a   Chang, Cheng Fu ^a   Lin, En Yuan ^a   Tsai, Tung Han ^a   Chiang, Yung Hsiao ^a   Ju, Da Tong ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SPONTANEOUS SPINAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; SYMPTOM; TENDON REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748576621     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.01.025     Document Type: Article

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