Open AccessExercise‐Induced Acute Spinal Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Yang JiaoChiao,
Chang KunChuan
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70516-9
Subject(s) - medicine , hematoma , decompression , magnetic resonance imaging , surgical decompression , surgery , laminectomy , sciatica , back pain , radiology , spinal cord , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
A 63‐year‐old woman developed acute back pain and sciatica after playing hula‐hoop. Urinary incontinence was also noted. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute thoracolumbar spinal subdural hematoma. After emergency surgical decompression and evacuation of the spinal subdural hematoma, the patient had good recovery without any postoperative neurologic deficit. In this article, we describe and review the clinical presentations, characteristic findings from imaging studies, and treatment of spinal subdural hematoma.