Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: Case report

Manuel Alejandro Garcia, Alejandro Cardozo

Abstract :

Spontaneous epidural hematoma is an occasional neurosurgical emergency, but due to the compressive nature and the possibility of spinal cord infarction, its treatment must be installed early, making it a time–dependent emergency. Anticoagulation is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for this condition; herein we present the case of a patient anticoagulated with warfarin who, after a minimal effort, presented a thoracolumbar hematoma which was confirmed by magnetic resonance; anticoagulation was reversed and he was surgically intervened 40 hours after symptom onset; his evolution was satisfactory through a walking cane. Emphasis is placed on the symptomatology of acute compressive myelopathy in anticoagulated patients as an emergency that must be suspected according to the clinical presentation of these patients and treated promptly to maximize the chances of recovery

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SPONTANEOUS SPINAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA: CASE REPORT, Manuel-Alejandro Garcia, Alejandro Cardozo PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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