A fatal case of secondary gain; a cautionary tale

American Journal of Case Reports

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages 97-103

  Freeman, Michael D ^a   Centeno, Christopher ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Spinal Injury Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Malingering; Secondary gain

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CENTRAL CORD PAIN SYNDROME; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DEATH; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MALINGERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL;

EID: 74549143431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19415923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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