Intracranial hypotension with severe neurological symptoms resolved by epidural blood patch

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 569-571

  Peng, Philip W H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 9744245254     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100003838     Document Type: Article

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