Spinal epidural hematoma due to hemangioma of vertebra

Surgical Neurology
|February 1, 1977
PubMed

A case of acute flaccid paraplegia is reported, due to epidural bleeding in the dorso-lumbar region. A hitherto undiagnosed and asymptomatic hemangioma of a dorsal vertebra was considered to be the source of the haemorrhage. Recovery followed early laminectomy and evacuation of blood clots.