Paraplegia after posterior fossa surgery in prone position: can we prevent it?

Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jan;33(1):25-26. doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3314-9. Epub 2016 Dec 9.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Astrocytoma / surgery
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infarction / etiology*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Paraplegia / etiology
  • Paraplegia / prevention & control*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Prone Position
  • Spinal Cord / blood supply*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae