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A case of normal ropivacaine concentration causing grand mal seizure after epidural injection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2005

H. Iwama
H. Iwama
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Department of Anaesthesiology, Central Aizu General Hospital, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , April 2005 , pp. 322 - 323
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2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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