The ultrastructure of the spinal arachnoid in humans and its impact on spinal anesthesia, cauda equina syndrome, and transient neurological syndrome

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Reina, Miguel Angel ^a   Maches, Fabiola ^a   López, Andrés ^a   De Andrés, José Antonio ^b  

^a Hospital Universitario Madrid Montepríncipe   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neurological manifestations; Spinal anesthesia; Spinal arachnoid; Trabecular arachnoid

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISSECTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ARACHNOID; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT; STEREOMICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 46049102173     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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