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Acute hemiplegia after central venous catheter removal
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Abstract
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| Central venous catheters are widely used in clinical practice. Air embolism is a rare, but potentially life threatening complication of central venous catheterisation. We describe a case of collapse and transient hemiplegia after removal of central venous catheter. This was accidentally performed with the patient in upright position. A CT scan of the brain demonstrated air in the sinus cavernosus bilaterally and at the posterior wall of the foramen magnum. |
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Language
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English
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Acta clinica Belgica. - Leuven, 1946 - 1997
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Publication
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Leuven
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2010
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0001-5512
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DOI
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10.1179/ACB.2010.009
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65
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, p. 51-53
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000276999200009
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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