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Spontaneous Epidural Haematoma (SEH) of cervical spine is a rare entity with incidence of 0.1 per 1,00,000 population and they represent less than 1% of spinal space occupying lesions. Patients usually present with sudden neck pain and rapidly progressing neurological deficit. Coagulopathy, neoplasm, infections, vascular malformation and trauma are the usual causative factors. The rest of the cases are idiopathic. Early detection and prompt decompression of the cord is essential to limit serious neurological complications. This case is being reported due to the rare presentation and to emphasise the need for urgent decompression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Guillian Barre is an autoimmune syndrome characterised by acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.Patients suffering from GBS typically have pain,numbness,paraesthesia and weakness in upper limbs and lower limbs.They do mimic symptoms of lumbar canal stenosis at certain occasions which can be very misleading and lead to a wrong diagnosis and management.Here,we report a case of a 60 yr old gentleman with an atypical GBS presentation with underlying lumbar canal stenosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]