Unusual presentation of a spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma.
Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma (SSEH) is a rare clinical entity that generally requires an urgent surgical evacuation. The combination of Brown-Séquard syndrome (BSS) and Horner's syndrome (HS) as the presenting symptoms of a traumatic spinal epidural haematoma is very unusual, but it has never been observed in cases of spontaneous haematoma. We herein describe a case of SSEH presenting with simultaneous BSS and HS. The possibility of a conservative management in similar cases is discussed.
Panciani
Pier Paolo
PP
Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Forgnone
Sara
S
Fontanella
Marco
M
Ducati
Alessandro
A
Lanotte
Michele
M
D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*