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Hidetoshi Nojiri1, Sungdo Kim, Takaaki Tsuji
1Department of Orthopaedics, Saisei Hospital, 800-1 Kashiwai-cho, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Japan. hnojiri@juntendo.ac.jp
Abstract:
We present a case of a 55-year-old male with progressive neurological deficits that appeared dramatically. MRI detected a spinal epidural hematoma at the cervicothoracic junction and blood tests showed leukocytosis, mild anemia, and thrombocytosis. Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) as the initial presentation of leukemia was diagnosed. Urgent posterior decompression was performed after 28 h from acute onset of backache, and the patient experienced remarkable improvement in neurological findings.
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