Spinal epidural hematoma and spinal epidural abscess are rare surgical emergencies resulting in significant neurologic deficits. Making the diagnosis for spinal epidural hematoma and spinal epidural abscess can be challenging; however, a delay in recognition and treatment can be devastating. The objective of this retrospective analysis study was to identify risk factors for an adverse outcome f...

BACKGROUND There are few reported cases of an epidural spinal hematoma following interventional pain procedures. CASE DESCRIPTION We report a case of a spinal epidural hematoma in a patient with no known risk factors (e.g. coagulopathy), who underwent an epidural steroid injection (ESI) in the same anatomic location as two previously successful ESI procedures. CONCLUSION Early detection was...

Intracranial hematoma rarely presents between two dural layers of pachimeninges. Here, we present a case of an interdural hematoma with similar appearance to an epidural hematoma. A 51-year-old man presented with a left temporal contusion following a motor vehicle accident. After craniotomy and contusion removal, the post-operative CT scan showed a parietal intracranial hematoma...

introduction: traumatic brain injury is considered as the major cause of mortality and hospitalization of about ten million people across the globe. most of these patients are young and active people suffering disabilities. tranexamic acid (txa) therapy is commonly used to reduce blood loss and need for blood transfusions in surgical cases. this study aimed at investigating the effect of tranex...

INTRODUCTION Epidural bleeding as a complication of catheterization or epidural catheter removal is often associated with perioperative thromboprophylaxis especially in adult reconstructive surgery. CASE PRESENTATION We report on a case of a 19 years old male athlete that underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, receiving low molecular weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis and dev...

BACKGROUND The occurrence of remote epidural hematoma as a postoperative complication after intracranial tumor resection is rare. This study reviewed experiences treating these hematomas and speculated on the causes of this disease. This study reviewed the treatment experience of 14 such cases. METHODS The 14 patients included 10 males and 4 females, with an age range of 19 to 65 years old. S...

We report a patient who developed paraplegia caused by a spinal epidural hematoma after removal of an epidural catheter, which resolved spontaneously. A 60-year-old woman underwent thoracoscopic partial resection of the left lung under general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia. She neither was coagulopathic nor had received anticoagulants. Paraplegia occurred 40 minutes after removal...

4 Epidural hematoma is seen in 1 to 9 % of all head injuries, and usually occurs unilaterally. Bilateral Epidural hematoma is an uncommon condition and consists of 2-10 % of all acute Epidural hematomas in adults. Acute supraand infratentorial epidural haematoma is infrequent lesion and only a few articles were published in the literature. The presence of infratentorial haematoma which leads to...

Two cases of vertex epidural hematomas are described to illustrate their unique diagnostic and treatment problems. Due to its specific location, a correct diagnosis of the intracranial hematoma was delayed in the first case. Quantitative analysis of the hematoma volume was performed in the second case. We would like to emphasize the usefulness of the magnetic resonance imaging and quantitative ...

We report an unusual case of a patient with an epidural fluid collection with signal characteristics mimicking an epidural hematoma. The patient presented with myelopathy caused by thoracic spinal cord compression after a traumatic injury to the chest and back. The injury was caused by high-pressure injection of industrial-grade lubricant grease. This case demonstrates that cord compression can...