PURPOSE Spinal epidural hematoma following epidural anesthesia is extraordinarily rare in association with low-dose sc heparin, and the prognosis for neurologic recovery without rapid surgical decompression poor. We report a case of spinal epidural hematoma in a nonagenarian who received low-dose sc unfractionated heparin postoperatively in accordance with standard guidelines, presented with no...

Study Design Case report. Objective We present the first reported case of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma secondary to calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease (pseudogout) in a 75-year-old woman. Methods A retrospective review of the patient's case notes was undertaken and the limited literature on this subject reviewed. Results This patient presented with sudden-onset lower limb ...

Traumatic spinal subdural hematoma is a rare entity. Hemorrhage of intracranial arachonoid cyst is also uncommon. One 20 year-old man suffered from subacute intraspinal subdural hematoma in the sacral level after minor sports injury. He received spinal surgery for decompression and the symptoms recovered well after operation. Unfortunately, he suffered from sudden onset of aphasia one week late...

Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAH) can extend into the intracranial subarachnoid space, but, severe cerebral vasospasm is rare complication of the extension of intracranial SAH from a spinal subarachnoid hematoma. A 67-year-old woman started anticoagulant therapy for unstable angina. The next day, she developed severe back pain and paraplegia. MRI showed intradural and extramedullar low sign...

Background: Intraspinal bleeding especially in the form of subdural hematoma is rare in hemophiliacs. In the present case, we report a neglected hemophilic A child with such a problem and discuss its management options. Results : A 9-year old hemophilic A boy presented with quadriparesis, confusion and meningismus after a fall 4 days before admission. There was no sign of direct trauma to his b...