Perineural hematoma may result in nerve inflammation and myelin damage

Thorsten Steinfeldt1, Thomas Wiesmann, Wilhelm Nimphius

  • 1From the *Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy and †Institute of Pathology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany; ‡St Luke's and Roosevelt Hospital Center, University Hospital of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY; and §Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

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