Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma; a Case Report

<span>Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSHE) is a rare entity can have several reasons. Its prevalence in population is 0.1 per 100,000 with the male to female ratio of 1/4:1. For the first time Jackson in 1869 reported a case of SSHE and after that it was declared as several hundred case...

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Main Authors: Maryam Motamedi, Alireza Baratloo, Alireza Majidi, Farhad Rahmati, Ali Shahrami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2014-09-01
Series:Emergency
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Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/6886
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Summary:<span>Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSHE) is a rare entity can have several reasons. Its prevalence in population is 0.1 per 100,000 with the male to female ratio of 1/4:1. For the first time Jackson in 1869 reported a case of SSHE and after that it was declared as several hundred cases in literatures. Here, a case of SSHE was reported in a 52 year-old male referred to emergency department following severe low back pain.</span>
ISSN:2345-4563
2345-4571