title: Recovery from paraplegia caused by spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma.
abstract: Three surgically treated cases of paraplegia caused by spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma are reported, along with summarized findings from 32 previously reported cases. Patients who recovered within 6 months had endured a shorter interval between loss of their ability to walk and surgical decompression than patients who did not recover (26 hours versus 48 hours; p less than 0.02). When this interval exceeded approximately 36 hours, the probability of recovery fell below 50 percent.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors