Spinal Epidural Hematoma Related to Intracranial Hypotension
Korean Journal of Spine
;
: 203-205, 2013.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old female patient visited the hospital complaining of severe sudden headache and posterior neck pain. The patient did not have any traumatic history or abnormal neurologic finding. The patient had sudden quadriplegia and sensory loss. Cervical spine MRI scan was taken, and the compatible findings to acute epidural hematoma were shown. The emergency operation was performed. After the operation, the patient recovered all motor and senses. As there was CSF leakage in the postoperative wound, this was confirmed by cervical spinal computed tomography (CT). Then lumbar drainage was thus performed. The opening pressure upon lumbar puncture was not measured as it was very low. As a result of continous CSF leakage, dural repair was performed. After the operation, the patient had been discharged without neurologic deficits. In this case, it is sensible to suspect intracranial hypotension as a possible cause of spinal EDH.
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Main subject:
Quadriplegia
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Spinal Puncture
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Spine
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Drainage
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Neck Pain
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Intracranial Hypotension
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Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal
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Emergencies
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Headache
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Spine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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