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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2017; 14(01): 053-055
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604485
Case Report
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Posttraumatic Acute Spinal Subdural Hematoma of the Spine

Veldurti Ananta Kiran Kumar
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Yashwanth Sandeep
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Umamaheswara Reddy V.
2   Department of Radiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Veda Dhruthy Samudrala
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Amit Agrawal
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Acute spinal subdural hematoma (ASSH) is a rare cause of spinal cord compression and neurologic deficits. The authors report a case of 23-year-old male patient who developed ASSH following spinal injury and discuss the characteristic imaging findings of ASSH. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine showed hypointense collection on T2W images seen posteriorly extending from inferior endplate of C5 to superior endplate of D3 with preservation of the epidural fat signal. The patient underwent surgical evacuation of the hematoma and made a good recovery in his neurological functions.

Keywords

acute spinal epidural hematoma - spinal subdural hematoma - spinal cord compression - spinal injury
 

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