Acute Paraplegia due to Thoracic Hematomyelia
Joint Authors
Akpınar, Aykut
Celik, Bahattin
Canbek, Ihsan
Karavelioğlu, Ergun
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-07-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spontaneous intraspinal intramedullary hemorrhage is a rare entity with the acute onset of neurologic symptoms.
The etiology of idiopathic spontaneous hematomyelia (ISH) is unknown, and there are few published case reports.
Hematomyelia is mostly associated with trauma, but the other nontraumatic etiologies are vascular malformations, tumors, bleeding disorders, syphilis, syrinx, and myelitis.
MRI is a good choice for early diagnosis.
Hematomyelia usually causes acute spinal cord syndrome due to the compression and destruction of the spinal cord.
A high-dose steroid treatment and surgical decompression and evacuation of hematoma are the urgent solution methods.
We present idiopathic spontaneous hematomyelia of a previously healthy 80-year-old male with a sudden onset of back pain and paraplegia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Akpınar, Aykut& Celik, Bahattin& Canbek, Ihsan& Karavelioğlu, Ergun. 2016. Acute Paraplegia due to Thoracic Hematomyelia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Akpınar, Aykut…[et al.]. Acute Paraplegia due to Thoracic Hematomyelia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101256
American Medical Association (AMA)
Akpınar, Aykut& Celik, Bahattin& Canbek, Ihsan& Karavelioğlu, Ergun. Acute Paraplegia due to Thoracic Hematomyelia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101256
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101256