Unusual presentation of a spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma
Pier Paolo Panciani1, Sara Forgnone, Marco Fontanella
1Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Abstract:
Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma (SSEH) is a rare clinical entity that generally requires an urgent surgical evacuation. The combination of Brown-Séquard syndrome (BSS) and Horner's syndrome (HS) as the presenting symptoms of a traumatic spinal epidural haematoma is very unusual, but it has never been observed in cases of spontaneous haematoma. We herein describe a case of SSEH presenting with simultaneous BSS and HS. The possibility of a conservative management in similar cases is discussed.
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