Acute Paraplegia Secondary to Spontaneous Hematomyelia: A case report.
- Author:
Eunsinn LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulsan Dong Kang General Hospital.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spontaneous hematomyelia;
Unknown causes;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angiography;
Diagnosis;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Paraplegia*;
Paresthesia;
Pathology;
Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases*;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2000;24(1):162-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Spontaneous hematomyelia (intramedullary spinal hematoma) is an uncommon event of an unknown cause. A 35-year-old man experienced sudden paresthesia over the chest, radiating pain, and motor weakness followed by complete paraplegia appeared after 1 hour. The preoperative diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging which revealed hemorrhages from T4 to T9 cord segments. The selective spinal angiography, CSF study, blood laboratory, and pathology revealed no apparent cause for the hemorrhages.
