title: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma presenting with quadriplegia after sit-ups exercise.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chun-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ching-Hsiang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Nan-Fu
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: 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