Acta Médica Portuguesa (Dec 2006)

Hematoma subdural raquidiano.

  • Manuel Ribeiro,
  • João Cerqueira,
  • João Fernandes,
  • Carlos Alegria,
  • Jaime Rocha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.946
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 6

Abstract

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Spinal subdural haematoma is a rare pathology and may cause severe neurological deficit. In this paper a case of acute spinal subdural haematoma of multifactorial etiology--traumatic versus iatrogenic--is presented, in which the clinical evaluation, Computerized Tomography and Magnetic Resonance were of utmost importance as far as the early diagnosis is concerned, allowing therefore decompressive surgery to avoid neurological deficit development.