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The epidural space (sometimes called the extradural space or peridural space) is a part of the human spine inside the spinal canal separated from the spinal cord and its surrounding cerebrospinal fluid by the dura mater. The term epidural is often short for epidural anesthesia, a form of regional anesthesia involving injection of drugs through a catheter placed into the epidural space. The injection can cause both a loss of sensation (anaesthesia) and a loss of pain (analgesia), by blocking ...
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
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- Effectiveness of spinal-epidural pain medication during labor may be influenced by natural daily body rhythms
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:00 EST
- Timing Of Women''s Labor May Determine Effectiveness Of Pain Medication
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:00 EST
- Man faints, dies after seeing wife''s epidural
MSNBC - Fri, 08 Jul 2005 09:18 EST
- Man faints, dies after seeing epidural
Reuters - Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:03 EST
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Reuters - Thu, 07 Jul 2005 06:55 EST
- Epidural During Labor Linked to Abnormal Head Position
Reuters - Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:42 EST

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