Cervical spinal canal loculation and secondary ischemic cord injury - PVCS - Perivenous counter Spread - Danger sign!

Pain Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 399-403

  Racz, Gabor B ^a   Heavner, James E ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYALURONIDASE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEDATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ANALGESICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NECK PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; VEINS;

EID: 52949119197     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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