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Rare presentations of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas in children

Author(s) -

Smita Ramachandran,

Varsha Mishra,

Rani Gera

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of pediatric neurosciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 1998-3948

pISSN - 1817-1745

DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_137_16

Subject(s) - medicine , bleed , spinal epidural hematoma , surgical decompression , presentation (obstetrics) , decompression , surgery , spinal trauma , anesthesia , hematoma , spinal cord , epidural hematoma , psychiatry

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas are a rare presentation in children with very few case reports of spontaneous spinal hemorrhage in the pediatric age-group. There has to be a high index of suspicion of spontaneous spinal bleed in patients with acute-onset quadriparesis with no prior history of bleeding or trauma, as early diagnosis and surgical decompression is associated with better neurological outcomes.

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