Acute spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: an important differential diagnosis in patients under clopidogrel therapy

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 544-547

  Morales Ciancio, Ruben Alejandro ^a   Drain, Olivier ^a   Rillardon, Ludovic ^a   Guigui, Pierre ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma; Clopidogrel (Plavix ); Diagnosis; Differential diagnosis; Risk factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CLOPIDOGREL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL HEMATOMA; THORAX PAIN; URINE RETENTION;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 42949179552     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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