Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma presenting with quadriplegia after sit-ups exercise

Chun-Lin Chen; Ching-Hsiang Lu; Nan-Fu Chen

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.003

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma presenting with quadriplegia after sit-ups exercise

Am J Emerg Med. 2009 Nov;27(9):1170.e3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.003.

Authors

Chun-Lin Chen¹, Ching-Hsiang Lu, Nan-Fu Chen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan, ROC.

PMID: 19931782
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.003

Abstract

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) represents 0.3% to 0.9% of spinal epidural space-occupying lesions, and most surgeons advocate aggressive and early surgical intervention. In this article, we describe a patient with SSEH with sudden quadriplegia after sit-ups exercise.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cervical Vertebrae
Exercise*
Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / diagnosis*
Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / etiology*
Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / surgery
Humans
Male
Quadriplegia / etiology*
Quadriplegia / pathology
Quadriplegia / therapy
Thoracic Vertebrae