MR demonstration of spontaneous acute epidural hematoma of the thoracic spine

Two patients with spontaneous epidural hematoma of the thoracic spine are presented. The magnetic resonance (MR) examination performed within the first hours following the onset of symptoms demonstrated an epidural elongated lesion impinging on the spinal cord, compatible with hematoma. In one of th...

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Published in:Neuroradiology 1989-03, Vol.31 (1), p.89-92
Main Authors: IVRAHAMI, E, TADMOR, R, RAM, Z, FEIBEL, M, ITZHAK, Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial - diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis
Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Summary:Two patients with spontaneous epidural hematoma of the thoracic spine are presented. The magnetic resonance (MR) examination performed within the first hours following the onset of symptoms demonstrated an epidural elongated lesion impinging on the spinal cord, compatible with hematoma. In one of the patients this finding was surgically confirmed. The second patient improved under steroid treatment. The MR findings were highly suggestive of the pathological nature of the lesion. The MR examination should replace other diagnostic procedures, such as computerised tomography (CT) and myelography.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/bf00342039