Torticollis as a sign of cervico-thoracic epidural haematoma in an infant with severe haemophilia A

Haemophilia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 683-686

  Cuvelier, G D E ^a   Davis, J H ^a   Purves, E C ^a   Wu, J K ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haemophilia; Infant; Spinal epidural haematoma

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MORPHINE; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEMOPHILIA A; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYCARDIA; TORTICOLLIS;

HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 33750731626     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2006.01323.x     Document Type: Article

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