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01-06-2012 | Case Report

Chronic pure radiculopathy in patient with organizing epidural hematoma around C8 nerve root

Authors: Sang-hyuk Kim, Sang-ho Jeon, Jae-lim Cho, Hung-tae Chong, Dong-jun Kim, Moon-chan Kim, Jong-pil Eun

Published in: European Spine Journal | Special Issue 4/2012

Abstract

Spontaneously occurring spinal epidural hematomas are uncommon clinical findings, and the chronic form is the rarest and its most frequent location is the lumbar spine. Pure radicular involvement is far less frequent than myelopathy. We report a case of progressive radiculopathy in a 52-year-old man with spontaneously occurring cervical epidural hematoma (SCEH). The patient had left hand weakness and numbness for 4 months. MRI scan showed small space-occupying lesion around left 8th cervical nerve root. After surgery we confirmed chronic organizing epidural hematoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case in the worldwide literature of pure radiculopathy in a patient with chronic SCEH.

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Title: Chronic pure radiculopathy in patient with organizing epidural hematoma around C8 nerve root
Authors: Sang-hyuk Kim
Sang-ho Jeon
Jae-lim Cho
Hung-tae Chong
Dong-jun Kim
Moon-chan Kim
Jong-pil Eun
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue Special Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-011-2071-4

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