Acute posttraumatic paraplegia caused by epidural hematoma at the vertex.
Vertex epidural hematomas (VEDHs) are well known but uncommon. Their clinical presentation may be misleading and missed by routine CT axial scanning; thus, diagnosis may be delayed, with possibly fatal consequences. We report a case of acute posttraumatic paraplegia caused by a VEDH, which was evident at CT and for which the patient underwent successful surgery.
Messori
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Department of Neuroradiology, University of Ancona, Italy.
Pauri
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Rychlicki
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Veronesi
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Salvolini
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe