In:
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, Wiley, Vol. 27, No. 10 ( 2011-10), p. 473-476
Abstract:
Traumatic spinal subdural hematoma is rare and its mechanism remains unclear. This intervention describes a patient with mental retardation who was suffering from back pain and progressive weakness of the lower limbs following a traffic accident. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a lumbar subdural lesion. Hematoma was identified in the spinal subdural space during an operation. The muscle power of both lower limbs recovered to normal after surgery. The isolated traumatic spinal subdural hematoma was not associated with intracranial subdural hemorrhage. A spinal subdural hematoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spinal cord compression, especially for patients who have sustained spinal trauma. Emergency surgical decompression is usually the optimal treatment for a spinal subdural hematoma with acute deterioration and severe neurological deficits.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1607-551X
,
2410-8650
DOI:
10.1016/j.kjms.2011.06.009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2011
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2202782-8
