Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma with Brown-Séquard syndrome and spontaneous resolution. Case report.
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is an un common cause of cord compression. It is non-traumatic in origin and usually produces a severe neurological deficit. We report a case of SSEH that caused a Brown-Séquard syndrome and resolved spontaneously following myelography.
Egido Herrero
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Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid.
Saldanã
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Jiménez
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Vázquez
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Varela de Seijas
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Mata
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D000368:Aged; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome