Recovery after Delayed Surgery in a Case of Spinal Subdural Hematoma
Joint Authors
Agnoletti, Alessandro
Fontanella, Marco Maria
Esposito, Giacomo
Ronchetti, Gabriele
Panciani, Pier Paolo
Cornali, Claudio
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spinal chronic subdural hematoma (SCSH) is a rare pathology usually associated with trauma or hematological alterations or is due to iatrogenic causes; rarely SCSH can be spontaneous.
We report a case of a 79-year-old female who underwent a surgical evacuation of a spontaneous SCSH one year after diagnosis.
She presented with a severe paraparesis and showed a considerable improvement in sensory-motor performances after surgery.
The treatment of spontaneous SCSH is not well defined and universally accepted.
Early surgery is mandatory in cases presenting with severe deficits.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case showing a good outcome in a case of SCSH following a delayed surgery.
In our opinion, an aggressive approach should be considered as a viable option in cases of spontaneous SCSH even after a lasting spinal cord compression.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Panciani, Pier Paolo& Cornali, Claudio& Agnoletti, Alessandro& Esposito, Giacomo& Ronchetti, Gabriele& Fontanella, Marco Maria. 2013. Recovery after Delayed Surgery in a Case of Spinal Subdural Hematoma. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Panciani, Pier Paolo…[et al.]. Recovery after Delayed Surgery in a Case of Spinal Subdural Hematoma. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Panciani, Pier Paolo& Cornali, Claudio& Agnoletti, Alessandro& Esposito, Giacomo& Ronchetti, Gabriele& Fontanella, Marco Maria. Recovery after Delayed Surgery in a Case of Spinal Subdural Hematoma. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462501
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462501