Abstract
Study design: Single patient case report.
Objectives: To present and discuss a case of spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma that was not associated with coagulation abnormality.
Setting: Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Methods: Clinical and radiological magnetic resonance imaging follow-up of the patient between August 1997 and December 1998.
Results: The hematoma was initially extensive, ranging from T5 to L3. However, it resolved spontaneously with the subsequent development of an adhesive arachnoid cyst.
Conclusion: Even though urgent surgical decompression is necessary in most cases of spinal subdural hematoma, conservative management could be an option in cases with rapid resolution of the neurological deficit.
Sponsorship: This work was supported in part by a grant from Seoul National University Hospital.
Spinal Cord (2000) 38, 192–196.
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Kang, HS., Chung, CK. & Kim, H. Spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma with spontaneous resolution. Spinal Cord 38, 192–196 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3100967
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