Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma associated with aspirin intake

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Oh, Jacob Yoong Leong ^a   Lingaraj, K ^a   Rahmat, R ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute spinal cord compression; Aspirin complication; Aspirin associated spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma; Cord compression; Spinal emergency; Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LAMINECTOMY; LOCUS MINORIS RESISTENTIAE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROPHYLAXIS; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SPONTANEOUS SPINAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DISEASE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; EMERGENCIES; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58849124816     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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