Concurrent Intracranial and Spinal Subdural Hematoma in a Teenage Athlete: A Case Report of This Rare Entity
Joint Authors
Treister, Daniel S.
Kingston, Sara E.
Zada, Gabriel
Singh, Manu
Jones, Jesse G. A.
Lerner, Alexander
Boyko, Orest B.
Law, Meng
Shiroishi, Mark S.
Rajamohan, Anandh
Mills, Jena N.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 15-year-old male high school football player presented with episodes of headache and complete body stiffness, especially in the arms, lower back, and thighs, immediately following a football game.
This was accompanied by severe nausea and vomiting for several days.
Viral meningitis was suspected by the primary clinician, and treatment with corticosteroids was initiated.
Over the next several weeks, there was gradual symptom improvement and the patient returned to his baseline clinical status.
The patient experienced a severe recurrence of the previous myriad of symptoms following a subsequent football game, without an obvious isolated traumatic episode.
In addition, he experienced a new left sided headache, fatigue, and difficulty ambulating.
He was admitted and an extensive workup was performed.
CT and MRI of the head revealed concurrent intracranial and spinal subdural hematomas (SDH).
Clinical workup did not reveal any evidence of coagulopathy or predisposing vascular lesions.
Spinal SDH is an uncommon condition whose concurrence with intracranial SDH is an even greater clinical rarity.
We suggest that our case represents an acute on chronic intracranial SDH with rebleeding, membrane rupture, and symptomatic redistribution of hematoma to the spinal subdural space.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Treister, Daniel S.& Kingston, Sara E.& Zada, Gabriel& Singh, Manu& Jones, Jesse G. A.& Mills, Jena N.…[et al.]. 2014. Concurrent Intracranial and Spinal Subdural Hematoma in a Teenage Athlete: A Case Report of This Rare Entity. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Treister, Daniel S.…[et al.]. Concurrent Intracranial and Spinal Subdural Hematoma in a Teenage Athlete: A Case Report of This Rare Entity. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034952
American Medical Association (AMA)
Treister, Daniel S.& Kingston, Sara E.& Zada, Gabriel& Singh, Manu& Jones, Jesse G. A.& Mills, Jena N.…[et al.]. Concurrent Intracranial and Spinal Subdural Hematoma in a Teenage Athlete: A Case Report of This Rare Entity. Case Reports in Radiology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034952
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034952