Spontaneous Cervical Epidural Hematoma with Hemiparesis Mimicking Cerebral Stroke
Joint Authors
Tiryaki, Mehmet
Basaran, Recep
Aydin, Serdar Onur
Efendioglu, Mustafa
Balkuv, Ece
Balak, Naci
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma (SCEH) is defined as an epidural hematoma that does not have an etiological explanation.
The most common site for SCEH is cervicothoracic area.
Early diagnosis and treatment are important for prognosis and good results.
In this paper, we aimed to present a case who complains of sudden weakness on right extremities imitating cerebral stroke and that neuroimaging reveals spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma.
Case.
A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with acute neck pain and loss of strength on right extremities.
On neurological examination, the patient had right hemiparesis.
PT, aPTT, and INR results were 50.5, 42.8, and 4.8, respectively.
Cranial MRI was in normal limits.
Spinal MRI revealed a lesion that extends from C4 to C7 located on the right side and compatible with epidural hematoma.
The patient was operated after normalization of INR values.
Conclusion.
Even though SCEH is a rare condition, it can cause severe morbidity and mortality.
Early diagnosis and treatment are quiet important for prognosis.
SCEH can easily be mistaken for stroke as with other pathologies and this diagnosis should come to mind especially in patients who have diathesis of bleeding.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tiryaki, Mehmet& Basaran, Recep& Aydin, Serdar Onur& Efendioglu, Mustafa& Balkuv, Ece& Balak, Naci. 2014. Spontaneous Cervical Epidural Hematoma with Hemiparesis Mimicking Cerebral Stroke. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017014
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tiryaki, Mehmet…[et al.]. Spontaneous Cervical Epidural Hematoma with Hemiparesis Mimicking Cerebral Stroke. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017014
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tiryaki, Mehmet& Basaran, Recep& Aydin, Serdar Onur& Efendioglu, Mustafa& Balkuv, Ece& Balak, Naci. Spontaneous Cervical Epidural Hematoma with Hemiparesis Mimicking Cerebral Stroke. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017014
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017014