Epidural blood patch for hypoactive-hypoalert behaviour secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 508-509

  Khan, J A ^a   McAtamney, D ^a   Farling, P A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AKINESIA; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD PATCH; BLUNTED AFFECT; BRAIN SIZE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DYSARTHRIA; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE HYPOALERT BEHAVIOR; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 77949349017     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq045     Document Type: Letter

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