Cauda equina syndrome after cesarean section

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-182

  Sarifakioglu, Ayse Banu ^a   Yemisci, Oya Umit ^b   Yalbuzdag, Seniz Akcay ^c   Ciftkaya, Pinar Oztop ^b   Cosar, Nur Saracgil ^b  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cauda Equina Syndrome; Cesarian Section; Epidural Anesthesia; Spinal

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADICULOPATHY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARACHNOIDITIS; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYRADICULOPATHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872914188     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31826edb03     Document Type: Article

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