Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a young individual associated with hypertension
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare cause of acute spinal cord compression. The exact etiology of this entity is not known, and it has been associated with blood dyscrasias, coagulopathy, infection, tumor, vascular malformations, and hypertension in the literature. Emergency surgic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2014-09-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.146837 |