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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1995;24(3): 317-321. |
| Spontaneous Lumbar Epidural Hematoma: Case Report. |
| Seok Mann Yoon, Won Han Shin, Bum Tae Kim, Soon Kwan Choi, Bark Jang Byun |
| Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The authers report a case of spontaneous lumbar epidural hematoma in a 16-year-old boy who developed lumbago, paraparesis and gait disturbance over a six-day period.
Metrizamide myelography and CT demonstrated the extradural mass lesion at the L3-4 level. MRI revealed a hyperintense mass on T1-weighted and T2-weighted sequences and it enabled to make diagnosis of epidural hematoma. The patient had full postsurgical recovery. We concludes MRI is the most helpful diagnosis modality for spinal epidural hematoma. |
| Key Words:
Spontaneous lumbar epidural hematoma; MR imaging; Surgical decompression |
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