title: Idiopathic lumbosacral spinal chronic subdural hematoma.
abstract: Reports of spontaneous spinal chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) are extremely rare. In the limited cases reported, the origin, symptoms and treatments are diversely revealed. Therefore accurate diagnoses and proper treatments are difficult to determine. We report a 74-year-old male presented with severe low back pain and both buttocks pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a diffuse subdural infiltrating mass compress nerve roots at the level of L2-S2. Emergency operation for decompression and excision of mass revealed spinal chronic SDH. His pain was subsided after the operation. We report a rare case of idiopathic lumbosacral spinal chronic SDH and discuss various causes and treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: HyunJin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Insoo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Spinal cord compression; Spinal subdural hematoma