Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits
ABSTRACT To describe the mechanism that causes spinal epidural hematoma with neurologic deficit and review the literature. We report a case of a 62-year-old man with post-traumatic epidural hematoma in the cervicothoracic spine, who developed progressive neurological deficit which eventually resulte...
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| author | Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues Felipe Abreu Edison Noboru Fujiki Carlo Milani |
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| description | ABSTRACT To describe the mechanism that causes spinal epidural hematoma with neurologic deficit and review the literature. We report a case of a 62-year-old man with post-traumatic epidural hematoma in the cervicothoracic spine, who developed progressive neurological deficit which eventually resulted in complete paralysis below T1. During surgical evacuation significant spine compression due to an organizing hematoma was observed. After surgery, the patient's motor function improved and there was a complete recovery of the neurologic deficit after a rehabilitation program. Conclusion: Epidural hematoma can happen after delayed traumatic event leading to a variable degree of neurologic damage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b17f5eca3f142819a3c2a177611369e2022-12-22T04:09:50ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-63852010-12-018447747910.1590/s1679-45082010rc1748Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficitsLuciano Miller Reis RodriguesFelipe AbreuEdison Noboru FujikiCarlo MilaniABSTRACT To describe the mechanism that causes spinal epidural hematoma with neurologic deficit and review the literature. We report a case of a 62-year-old man with post-traumatic epidural hematoma in the cervicothoracic spine, who developed progressive neurological deficit which eventually resulted in complete paralysis below T1. During surgical evacuation significant spine compression due to an organizing hematoma was observed. After surgery, the patient's motor function improved and there was a complete recovery of the neurologic deficit after a rehabilitation program. Conclusion: Epidural hematoma can happen after delayed traumatic event leading to a variable degree of neurologic damage.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082010000400477&tlng=ptSpineHematomaSpinal cord compression |
| spellingShingle | Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues Felipe Abreu Edison Noboru Fujiki Carlo Milani Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits Einstein (São Paulo) Spine Hematoma Spinal cord compression |
| title | Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits |
| title_full | Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits |
| title_fullStr | Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits |
| title_short | Delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits |
| title_sort | delayed traumatic spinal epidural hematoma with neurological deficits |
| topic | Spine Hematoma Spinal cord compression |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082010000400477&tlng=pt |
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