title: Spontaneous chronic spinal epidural hematoma of the lumbar spine.
abstract: We report an exceptional description of a spontaneous chronic spinal epidural hematoma presenting as lumbar radiculitis. The computed tomographic, magnetic resonance imaging, and intraoperative findings are presented. We discuss anatomical and pathophysiological considerations that could lead to such a condition. We estimate that spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas located in the ventral space are in fact premembranous or posterior longitudinal ligament hematomas.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Pontchaillou, Rennes.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riffaud
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Morandi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chabert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brassier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*