title: Spontaneous, extra-dural haematoma causing spinal cord compression.
abstract: We describe a patient with acute compression of the spinal cord by a spontaneous extra-dural haematoma. This rare condition is often misdiagnosed. We believe that an urgent MRI scan is indicated in patients presenting with progressive neurological deficit following spinal trauma. This allows the diagnosis of extra-dural haematoma to be made rapidly and for prompt decompression of the cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Subramanian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*