title: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a 22-month-old girl.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 22-month-old girl who developed cervical pain, neck stiffness, and quadriparesis over 12 days. An epidural hematoma was removed, with complete recovery after 6 months. There was no history of trauma. A search of the literature revealed eight previous cases of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas in children under the age of 10 years.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000601:surgery*