Anterior Spinal Cord Syndrome After Initiation of Treatment with Atenolol

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Schneider, Gregory S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior spinal cord syndrome; antihypertensive agent; atenolol; magnetic resonance imaging; spinal cord infarction

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IBUPROFEN; ILLICIT DRUG; INFUSION FLUID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETHARGY; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE TONE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONDYLOSIS; STENOSIS; STRESS; THORAX PAIN; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ATENOLOL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFARCTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 77952553700     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.08.061     Document Type: Article

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