Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma of unknown etiology: Case report and literature review

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 242-246

  Thiele, Robert H ^a   Hage, Ziad A ^a   Surdell, Daniel L ^a   Ondra, Stephen L ^a   Batjer, H Hunt ^a   Bendok, Bernard R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laminectomy; Spinal cord compression; Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL HEMATOMA;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 56749149945     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-008-9083-x     Document Type: Article

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