Management of spinal epidural hematoma after tissue plasminogen activator: A case report

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1694-1698

  Connolly Jr , E Sander ^a   Winfree, Christopher J ^a   McCormick, Paul C ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

epidural hematoma; spine; tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 8944230661     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199607150-00016     Document Type: Article

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