title: Non Traumatic Spinal Epidural Haematoma in a Woman with HELLP Syndrome: A Case Report.
abstract: Spinal epidural haematomas (SEH) is a potentially reversible cause of spinal cord and nerve root compression which needs prompt surgical decompression for satisfactory neurological recovery. SEH occurs very rarely in pregnant woman with HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, and low platelet levels). Most of the SEH cases reported in HELLP syndrome in the literature are due to iatrogenic interventions. We report a still rarer case of non traumatic spinal epidural haematoma in a pregnant woman with HELLP Syndrome.
authors: Senior Resident, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Sawai Mann Singh Medical College , Jaipur, India .
authors: Juhi
authors: J
authors: Bansal
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences , Bellur, Karnataka, India .
authors: Ravishankar Pillenahalli
authors: RP
authors: Maheshwarappa
authors: Fellow in Neuroradiology, Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center , Cleveland, Ohio .
authors: Amit
authors: A
authors: Gupta
authors: Senior Resident, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Sawai Mann Singh Medical College , Jaipur, India .
authors: Alka
authors: A
authors: Goyal
keywords: HELLP syndrome; Non traumatic; Spinal epidural haematoma
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