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Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a 5-year-old girl
Chi-Wei Chang1, Lung-Huang Lin, Hung-Tsai Liao
1Department of Pediatrics, Cathay General Hospital, No. 280, Section 4, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica = Taiwan Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
|March 14, 2003
Abstract:
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is rare in children and is usually confined to the dorsal epidural space. We report on a 5-year-old girl who suffered from acute paraplegia and urinary retention. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a dorsal epidural mass from the level of T6 to T8. Emergent decompressive laminectomy was performed and the epidural hematoma was evacuated. She received rehabilitation after surgery with complete recovery 2 months later.