Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma presenting with quadriplegia after sit-ups exercise.
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) represents 0.3% to 0.9% of spinal epidural space-occupying lesions, and most surgeons advocate aggressive and early surgical intervention. In this article, we describe a patient with SSEH with sudden quadriplegia after sit-ups exercise.
Chen
Chun-Lin
CL
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan, ROC.
Lu
Ching-Hsiang
CH
Chen
Nan-Fu
NF
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D015444:Exercise; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae