Acute cervical spinal epidural hematoma: A rare complication of spinal manipulation in a healthy adolescent
Neurology Asia
;
: 287-290, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-625394
ABSTRACT
Cervical spinal manipulation is considered to be a safe procedure for treating patients with neck pain and muscle-tension headache. Rarely has acute cervical spinal epidural hematoma after spinal manipulation been reported. Here, we report a 16-year-old healthy male adolescent who presented with progressive weakness in the right extremities following acute neck and shoulder pain after spinal manipulation from Acute cervical spinal epidural hematoma with compression of spinal cord. After emergency surgery the patient had full recovery from the profound neurological deficits.
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Main subject:
Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurology Asia
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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