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Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a 4-month-old infant.
- Source :
- Spinal Cord; Aug2007, Vol. 45 Issue 8, p586-590, 5p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Study design:A case report and a review of literature.Objectives:To present the first youngest infant of a 4-month-old boy with spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in cervicothoracic spine.Setting:National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.Methods:A 4-month-old boy who initially presented with irritable crying, neck stiffness, and fever followed by progressive quadriparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine disclosed a space-occupying lesion on the right posterior–lateral aspect of the cervicothoracic spinal canal. Laminectomy with reconstruction in situ from C4 to T4 was performed 5 days after the onset of symptoms.Results:The boy had gradual improvement of his neurological status. Follow-up visit 1 year later, the infant's growth and development was within normal limit without any neurological deficits; his repeat MRI showed complete fusion of each implanted lamina and well expansion of the spinal cord.Conclusions:Prompt surgical decompression is valuable, irrespective of the time interval between symptom onset and operation in infant.Spinal Cord (2007) 45, 586–590; doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3101976; published online 3 October 2006 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13624393
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Spinal Cord
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25997598
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101976