Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: An urgent complication of adding clopidogrel to aspirin therapy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 254-256

  Moon, Hong Joo ^a   Kim, Joo Han ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Kwon, Taek Hyun ^a   Chung, Hung Seob ^a   Park, Youn Kwan ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Clopidogrel; MATCH study; Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARVEDILOL; CLOPIDOGREL; FELODIPINE; GADOLINIUM; RAMIPRIL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL HEMATOMA; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ASPIRIN; CORONARY STENOSIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; SPINAL CORD; STENTS; TICLOPIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549118328     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.06.028     Document Type: Article

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