title: A rare diagnosis in emergency department: spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma.
abstract: We report a case of a 32-year-old man who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a sudden onset of paraplegia due to spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma. Although the patient had a poor neurological condition on presentation, he was successfully operated and discharged without any neurological sequel. Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma is a rarely seen clinical entity, especially in the ED. Magnetic resonance imaging is the best choice for early diagnosis, and urgent surgical decompression is essential to prevent serious neurological deficits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey. ersin.aksay@ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aksay
authors.forename: Selahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiyan
authors.forename: Aslihan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuruktumen
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kitis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male