title: Traumatic spinal subarachnoid hematoma: report of a case with MRI.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spinal subarachnoid hematoma (SAH) is uncommon following traumatic injury to the spine. There are few case reports of neurologic deficit secondary to traumatic spinal SAH.
  
  
  METHODS
  This 6-year-old boy was injured in a vehicular accident from which he became paraplegic and presented to us 1 week later. Plain X rays were normal and a myelo-computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated an irregular intradural lesion from D10-L2. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an SAH at D11-12 level, posterior to the cord, which was surgically evacuated. The patient did not improve neurologically.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant cord injury and neurologic deficit can occur without obvious abnormalities on plain X rays or CT scan. MRI is very useful in detecting these lesions and can help in their management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dhir
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Khosla
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*