A rare diagnosis in emergency department. Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 835.e3-835.e5

  Aksay, Ersin ^a   Kiyan, Selahattin ^a   Kitis, Omer ^a   Yuruktumen, Aslihan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SPINAL HEMATOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 50549099262     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.026     Document Type: Article

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