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Case Reports
. 1978 Jun 19;7(2):119-20.
doi: 10.1007/BF00975683.

Hyperalimentation catheter passing into the spinal canal causing temporary paraplegia

W H McAlister, J P Keating, G D Shackelford
Case Reports

Hyperalimentation catheter passing into the spinal canal causing temporary paraplegia

W H McAlister et al. Pediatr Radiol. .

Abstract

A patient with a hyperalimentation catheter in the spinal canal is presented. This resulted in an extradural fluid mass and partial paraplegia that eventually cleared.

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