[Spinal epidural hematoma as a sequelae of knife stab injury. A diagnostic problem?].
Spinal epidural hematoma are a rare but serious complication of thoracic stab wounds. Their incidence should always be taken into consideration when first examining the patient, and it is also necessary to be able to find proof in either MRI or CT-scan. In our case the patients diffuse neurologic symptoms connected with a rather unreliable appearing personality made the diagnosis even more difficult. Initially it was possible to show the defect only in MRI.
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Unfallkrankenhaus-Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik, Berlin. nina.haase@ukb.de
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy