title: Spinal subdural hematoma.
abstract: Although spinal subdural hematoma is a rare condition, it has a higher incidence in persons with a bleeding diathesis and in those with a bleeding diathesis who have had a lumbar puncture. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman on oral anticoagulants presenting with atypical symptoms who developed a spinal subdural hematoma over a six-hour period. This resulted in complete paraplegia of her lower extremities with no improvement after surgical spinal cord decompression.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014859:Warfarin