title: Spontaneous thoracic spinal subdural hematoma associated with fibromuscular dysplasia.
abstract: Spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma (SDH) is an uncommon cause of acute spinal cord compression. When it does occur, however, it may have disastrous results and a poor prognosis. The nontraumatic acute spinal SDH usually results from a defect in a hemostatic mechanism (such as coagulopathy or the use of anticoagulant therapy) or from iatrogenic causes (such as spinal puncture). Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a nonatherosclerotic systemic arteriopathy of unknown cause that typically affects the small and medium arteries in young to middle-aged women. The authors report on their experience with a patient with an acute spontaneous spinal SDH that occurred in conjunction with FMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Dae
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Je-On
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Se-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Hen
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jung-Yul
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000150:complications*; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D046649:Hematoma, Subdural, Spinal / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology