Spinal subdural hematoma: a case report and literature review.
Spinal subdural hematoma (SSH) is an uncommon entity. There is a higher incidence among patients with a bleeding diathesis and among those with a bleeding diathesis having a lumbar puncture. The case reported here is of a 65-year-old woman on oral anticoagulants presenting with atypical symptoms who developed SSH over a six-hour period. Emergency investigation and treatment are required because recovery is inversely related to the length of time of spinal cord compression. A review of the literature revealed 37 previously reported cases of nonmajor traumatic SSH.
D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects*
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