Spontaneous complete recovery of paraplegia caused by epidural hematoma complicating epidural anesthesia: a case report and review of literature
โ Scribed by SreeHarsha, C K; Rajasekaran, S; DhanasekaraRaja, P
- Book ID
- 110074904
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1362-4393
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