Acute epidural hematoma manifesting with monoplegia in a child: Case report

Abstract

A seven year-old girl presented with left sided painless monoplegia at the lower extremity after falling from two meters height. Cranial computed tomography showed right sided fronto-parietal epidural hematoma. Urgent decompressive craniotomy for the evacuation of the hematoma was performed. Patient discharged two weeks after admission with minimal loss of muscle strength. Fronto-parietal epidural hematomas may also manifest with monoplegia and early evacuation should be standard management. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]