Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas are a rare cause of spinal cord compression in children. These are typically isolated events and could be associated to hemophilia. Symptoms typically include a sudden onset of back pain followed by neurologic deterioration including weakness, numbness, and inco...

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Autores principales: Ricardo Gepp, Marco Rolando Sainz Quiroga
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:860659299bb24f77ba8b0eec275bb1342021-11-23T21:46:37ZRecurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report2675-362610.29327/apn.v1i1(September-December).4https://doaj.org/article/860659299bb24f77ba8b0eec275bb1342019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.archpedneurosurg.com.br/pkp/index.php/sbnped2019/article/view/4https://doaj.org/toc/2675-3626Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas are a rare cause of spinal cord compression in children. These are typically isolated events and could be associated to hemophilia. Symptoms typically include a sudden onset of back pain followed by neurologic deterioration including weakness, numbness, and incontinence. Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas have been reported only in two instances in adults. There has been one report of recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas involving a child. This case report details the case of a 9-year-old female with a recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas who presented with one episode of lower extremity paresis and 2 years after first episode developed a recurrence hematoma causing cervical pain without motor deficit. The patient was operated and had a good outcome. The authors described this rare case.Ricardo GeppMarco Rolando Sainz QuirogaBrazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgeryarticlehematomaspinal cordchildPediatricsRJ1-570SurgeryRD1-811ENArchives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Vol 1, Iss 1(September-December), Pp 25-27 (2019)
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collection DOAJ
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topic hematoma
spinal cord
child
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Surgery
RD1-811
spellingShingle hematoma
spinal cord
child
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Surgery
RD1-811
Ricardo Gepp
Marco Rolando Sainz Quiroga
Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report
description Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas are a rare cause of spinal cord compression in children. These are typically isolated events and could be associated to hemophilia. Symptoms typically include a sudden onset of back pain followed by neurologic deterioration including weakness, numbness, and incontinence. Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas have been reported only in two instances in adults. There has been one report of recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas involving a child. This case report details the case of a 9-year-old female with a recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas who presented with one episode of lower extremity paresis and 2 years after first episode developed a recurrence hematoma causing cervical pain without motor deficit. The patient was operated and had a good outcome. The authors described this rare case.
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author Ricardo Gepp
Marco Rolando Sainz Quiroga
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Marco Rolando Sainz Quiroga
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title Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report
title_short Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report
title_full Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report
title_fullStr Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report
title_sort recurrent spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in children: case report
publisher Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
publishDate 2019
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