Spontaneous C1-2 CSF leak treated with high cervical epidural blood patch

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-105

  Peng, Philip W H ^a,b   Farb, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CISTERNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 42049117565     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100007654     Document Type: Article

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