title: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma as a potentially important stroke mimic.
abstract: Hemiparesis develops in response to a wide range of neurological disorders, such as stroke, neoplasms and several inflammatory processes. Occasionally, it may also occur due to a lesion located in the high cervical spinal cord. In this concise review, we describe the features of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma, which should be included in the large list of stroke mimics. Various concerns regarding the diagnostic and therapeutic conundrums relating to the condition are also discussed.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Koga Red Cross Hospital, Koga, Japan. ; Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
authors: Tetsu
authors: T
authors: Akimoto
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Koga Red Cross Hospital, Koga, Japan.
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Yamada
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Koga Red Cross Hospital, Koga, Japan.
authors: Soji
authors: S
authors: Shinoda
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Koga Red Cross Hospital, Koga, Japan.
authors: Yasushi
authors: Y
authors: Asano
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
authors: Daisuke
authors: D
authors: Nagata
keywords: hemiparesis; ischemic stroke mimic; spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma