title: Neuropathy caused by spontaneous intraneural hemorrhage: case report.
abstract: A case of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow produced by spontaneous intraneural hemorrhage in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and thrombocytopenia is reported. Intraneural hemorrhage in patients with bleeding disorders occurs infrequently. It consists of acute intrafascicular bleeding, presumably producing very high elevations of endoneurial fluid pressure. The clinical features and treatment of this condition are considered, the pertinent literature is reviewed, and the involved pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poppi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Staffa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Fabrizi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giuliani
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005355:Fibrosis; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications; D014459:Ulnar Nerve