A Spontaneous Thoracic Spinal Epidural Hematoma Causing Hemiplegia and Back Pain
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A Spontaneous Thoracic Spinal Epidural Hematoma Causing Hemiplegia and Back Pain
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is described as a spontaneous collection of blood in the spinal epidural space and often causes devastating sequelae unless it is diagnosed in time and effectively managed. Incidence rate is estimated at 0.1 per 100,000 individuals. Studies show that most cases occur in >40 year-olds (1, 2). Ethiopathogenesis is usually related to neoplasms, coagulopat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2149-5807,2149-6048
DOI: 10.5152/eajem.2016.87597