Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 21, 2026

Pre-Chiasmatic, Single Injection of Autologous Blood to Induce Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Rat Model
Published on: June 18, 2021
Simultaneous cranial subarachnoid hemorrhage and spinal subdural hematoma
Ahmet Mete1, Ibrahim Erkutlu, Aylin Akcali
1Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Gaziantep, Turkey. dr.meteahmet@gmail.com
Abstract:
We report a rare case of simultaneous cranial subarachnoid and spinal subdural hematoma (SDH) in a 42-year-old man who was on Warfarin therapy after cardiac bypass surgery. Computed tomography at presentation revealed a cranial subarachnoid hemorrhage, and spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) showed a spinal SDH extending from the T6 to L5 segments. He had paraparesis due to spinal cord compression. The patient was managed conservatively due to his poor general condition and was infused with intravenous steroid therapy, but he experienced sudden cardiac arrest 5 hours later after being admitted to the hospital. This case is of interest because of its first presentation of spinal subdural hematoma and cranial subarachnoid hemorrhage simultaneously and it is also the second longest vertebral segmental spread in the literature.
Related Concept Videos
Hemorrhagic Stroke ll: Pathophysiology
Hemorrhagic Stroke l: Introduction
Increased Intracranial Pressure l: Introduction
Increased Intracranial Pressure ll: Pathophysiology
Cerebral Edema ll: Pathophysiology
Stroke: Introduction and Types

