Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a 12-Year-Old Child

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is uncommon, with an estimated incidence of one per million per year in the general population. Since SSEH was first described, only 29 cases have been reported in children. This condition is difficult to diagnose and needs immediate surgical intervention...

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Autores principales: Alkhuraiji, Abdullah S, Alrehaili, Osama A, Al Boukai, Ahmad A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8412216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513360
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16728
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description Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is uncommon, with an estimated incidence of one per million per year in the general population. Since SSEH was first described, only 29 cases have been reported in children. This condition is difficult to diagnose and needs immediate surgical intervention for hematoma evacuation and cord decompression to obtain optimal functional and neurological outcomes. The presentation in children might be atypical. We present a case that was managed surgically and yielded full recovery.
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spelling pubmed-84122162021-09-09 Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a 12-Year-Old Child Alkhuraiji, Abdullah S Alrehaili, Osama A Al Boukai, Ahmad A Cureus Radiology Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is uncommon, with an estimated incidence of one per million per year in the general population. Since SSEH was first described, only 29 cases have been reported in children. This condition is difficult to diagnose and needs immediate surgical intervention for hematoma evacuation and cord decompression to obtain optimal functional and neurological outcomes. The presentation in children might be atypical. We present a case that was managed surgically and yielded full recovery. Cureus 2021-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8412216/ /pubmed/34513360 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16728 Text en Copyright © 2021, Alkhuraiji et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/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 author and source are credited.
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title_fullStr Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a 12-Year-Old Child
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title_short Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a 12-Year-Old Child
title_sort spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a 12-year-old child
topic Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8412216/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16728
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