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Medical management of extensive spinal epidural hematoma in a child with factor IX deficiency
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento 95817.
Pediatric Emergency Care
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
We report an unusual case of extensive spinal epidural hematoma in a seven-year-old male with severe factor IX deficiency. Despite evidence of extensive spinal epidural hematoma on the magnetic resonance imaging scan, aggressive replacement therapy resulted in complete neurologic recovery without the need for surgical decompression. This case also points to the usefulness of serial magnetic resonance imaging scans to monitor progress of the disease.