title: Spontaneous complete recovery of paraplegia caused by epidural hematoma complicating epidural anesthesia: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral spinal surgery center in South India.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report a patient who developed epidural hematoma following epidural anesthesia causing acute paraplegia. Surgery was avoided due to concomitant gastrointestinal bleeding and poor general condition. Patient showed early signs of recovery with complete resolution of neurological deficits in 12 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgery can be avoided in patients who show early signs of neurological recovery following epidural hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: SreeHarsha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajasekaran
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhanasekararaja
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function