Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi
2000 , Vol 10 , Num 3
SPONTANEOUS SPINAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA: CASE REPORT
Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroşirürji A.B.D., Sivas
Spinal epidural hematomas are infrequent entities. Besides the presence of several different causative factors in the majority of the patients, a small group of cases is defined as "spontaneous". We present a patient, who had a spontaneously developed cervicothoracic spinal epidural hem atom a with a good prognosis after surgical treatment. Relevant reports are reviewed following the case presentation.
Anahtar Kelimeler :
Epidural hematoma, spinal cord compression, surgical decompression