Cervical epidural hematoma in children: a rare clinical entity

  • Fountas K
  • Kapsalaki E
  • Robinson J
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Abstract

✓ Pediatric spinal epidural hematoma is a very rare clinicopathological entity. In the vast majority of cases, spinal epidural hematomas have a nonspecific clinical presentation; this, along with their rapid progression, makes their early diagnosis and prompt surgical evacuation critical. Magnetic resonance imaging is the neuroimaging modality of choice, whereas hemilaminectomy or laminectomy is the indicated surgical intervention. The outcome is good when hematoma evacuation is performed before the onset of complete sensorimotor paralysis.In this communication, the authors describe a 12-year-old girl with a traumatic acute cervical epidural hematoma. This lesion was successfully evacuated through a hemilaminectomy, and the patient had an excellent outcome. The pertinent literature is reviewed in terms of the incidence, origin, management, and prognosis of this rare and potentially disastrous clinical entity.

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Fountas, K. N., Kapsalaki, E. Z., & Robinson, J. S. (2008). Cervical epidural hematoma in children: a rare clinical entity. Neurosurgical Focus, 20(2), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.3171/foc.2006.20.2.7

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