Quadriplegia following venous air embolism during posterior fossa exploration : a case report
dc.contributor.author | Du Toit, H. J. | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Rose Innes, A. P. | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Le Roux, D. | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | De La Harpe, C. P. | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-18T14:57:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-03-18T14:57:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1983 | |
dc.description | CITATION: Du Toit, H. J. et al. 1983. Quadriplegia following venous air embolism during posterior fossa exploration : a case report. South African Medical Journal, 63:378-379. | |
dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za | |
dc.description.abstract | A frequent complication of posterior fossa exploration with the patient in the sitting position is venous air embolism. Spinal cord deficits following such a mishap have rarely been reported. We report a case in which a patient who suffered venous air embolism developed quadriplegia from the C6 level. The mechanisms of passage of air into the arterial system are discussed. | |
dc.description.version | Publisher’s version | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7587 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group | |
dc.rights.holder | South African Medical Journal | |
dc.subject | Quadriplegia | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Embolism | en_ZA |
dc.title | Quadriplegia following venous air embolism during posterior fossa exploration : a case report | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article |
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