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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2020; 17(01): 50-52
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713076
Case Report

Posttraumatic Acute Spinal Epidural Hematoma of the Dorsolumbar Region

Amit Agrawal
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Uma Maheshwara Reddy V.
2   Department of Radiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Kuraparthy Brinda
3   Department of Anesthesia, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Luis R. Moscote-Salazar
4   Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgeon-Critical Care, Center for Biomedical Research (CIB), University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia
,
Keerthana Dhanireddy
2   Department of Radiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

In spite of the relative common occurrence of spinal injuries, spinal epidural hematomas (SEHs) are rare lesions. Depending on the onset, site, size, and presence of neurological deficits, they can be treated conservatively or surgically. In the presented article, we report an uncommon case of posttraumatic dorsolumbar SEH and discuss the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging findings of epidural fat in the cases of traumatic spinal hematomas.

Keywords

spinal injury - spinal extradural hematoma - epidural fat - vertebral fracture - magnetic resonance imaging


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