title: Spontaneous Spinal Subdural Hematoma with Simultaneous Cranial Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
abstract: Spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma is reported at a rare level of incidence, and is frequently associated with underlying coagulopathy or those receiving anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents; some cases accompany concomitant intracranial hemorrhage. The spontaneous development of spinal subdural hemorrhage (SDH) is a neurological emergency; therefore, early diagnosis, the discontinuation of anticoagulant, and urgent surgical decompression are required to enable neurological recovery. In this report, we present a simultaneous spinal subdural hematoma and cranial subarachnoid hemorrhage, which mimicked an aneurysmal origin in a female patient who had been taking warfarin due to aortic valve replacement surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hwan-Su
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Ikchan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Spinal subdural hematoma; Spontaneous; Subarachnoid hemorrhage