Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma during pregnancy: Case report and review of the literature

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 922, 2004, Pages 881-884

  Szkup, P ^a   Stoneham, G ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HYPESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 8644270423     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/58217479     Document Type: Article

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