Transient Horner's syndrome during lumbar epidural anaesthesia

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 530-531

  Rohrer, J D ^a   Schapira, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Epidural; Horner's syndrome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; ANHIDROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEIOSIS; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION;

EID: 41849141952     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02120.x     Document Type: Article

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