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Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma
Symptomatic spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma(SSEH) is an uncommon cause of cord compression that commonly is considered as an indication for emergent surgical decompression. We aimed to investigate a patient with a SSEH that completely resolved clinically and radiographically, without surgical t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3372017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22737554 |
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author | Gundag, M Seyithanoglu, M H Dogan, K Kitis, S Ozkan, N |
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description | Symptomatic spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma(SSEH) is an uncommon cause of cord compression that commonly is considered as an indication for emergent surgical decompression. We aimed to investigate a patient with a SSEH that completely resolved clinically and radiographically, without surgical treatment. The patient presented three days after the sudden onset of back pain, numbness, and weakness. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed a posterior thoracolumbar epidural hematoma extending from the level of T10 to L2 with significant cord compression. Decompression was recommended but he refused surgery and was managed conservatively. One month later, weakness totally recovered and hematoma was absent on MRI. |
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spelling | pubmed-33720172012-06-21 Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma Gundag, M Seyithanoglu, M H Dogan, K Kitis, S Ozkan, N Iran Red Crescent Med J Case Report Symptomatic spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma(SSEH) is an uncommon cause of cord compression that commonly is considered as an indication for emergent surgical decompression. We aimed to investigate a patient with a SSEH that completely resolved clinically and radiographically, without surgical treatment. The patient presented three days after the sudden onset of back pain, numbness, and weakness. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed a posterior thoracolumbar epidural hematoma extending from the level of T10 to L2 with significant cord compression. Decompression was recommended but he refused surgery and was managed conservatively. One month later, weakness totally recovered and hematoma was absent on MRI. Kowsar 2012-01 2012-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3372017/ /pubmed/22737554 Text en Copyright © 2012, Kowsar Corp. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Gundag, M Seyithanoglu, M H Dogan, K Kitis, S Ozkan, N Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma |
title | Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma |
title_full | Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma |
title_fullStr | Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma |
title_short | Spontaneous Resolution of Paraparesis Because of Acute Spontaneous Thoracolumbar Epidural Hematoma |
title_sort | spontaneous resolution of paraparesis because of acute spontaneous thoracolumbar epidural hematoma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3372017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22737554 |
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