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Operative treatment of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas: a study of the factors determining postoperative outcome.

Dominic Foo
- 01 Nov 1997 - 
- Vol. 41, Iss: 5, pp 1218-1220
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This article is published in Neurosurgery.The article was published on 1997-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 218 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Spinal cord compression & Hematoma.

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Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report

TL;DR: Decompressive laminectomy and hematoma evacuation are the standard surgical procedures upon diagnosis of SSEH, although spontaneous recoveries have been reported.
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Torsades de pointes inducidas por sevoflurano

TL;DR: En nuestro caso, a pesar of que el déficit neurológico preoperatorio era completo, el paciente ha presentado una recuperación funcional casi total that le permite mantener su autonomía y capacidad para la deambulación.
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Delayed diagnosis of an epidural haematoma with a working epidural in situ

TL;DR: Manufacturers are urged to specifically state on the package the latex content of the product until such a time when all products produced or supplied in UK are latex-free.
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The Varied Clinical Presentations, Prognostic Factors And Management Of Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Review Of Literature

Rajagopal N
TL;DR: SSEH has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations that can mimic various other pathologies and knowledge about the disease entity along with its differentials and diagnostic pitfalls with a thorough clinical evaluation and imaging is essential for a correct diagnosis.
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An Atypical Presentation of Spinal Epidural Hematoma-Case Report and Literature Review

TL;DR: A case of spinal epidural hematoma diagnosed in the emergency department presenting with atypical history and findings is described.
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Operative treatment of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas : a study of the factors determining postoperative outcome

TL;DR: The critical factors for recovery after spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma are the level of preoperative neurological deficit and the operative interval, which suggests that local compression, rather than vascular obstruction, is the main factor in producing neurological deficit.
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Preoperative neurological status in predicting surgical outcome of spinal epidural hematomas

TL;DR: The postoperative progress of 3 patients with spinal epidural hemorrhage, but without spinal fracture or dislocation, is presented and the absence of motor or sensorimotor functions preoperatively does not necessarily indicate a poor prognosis.
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Spontaneous cervical epidural hemorrhage, anterior cord syndrome, and familial vascular malformation Case report

TL;DR: Complete motor tetraplegia with incomplete sensory loss was caused by spontaneous epidural bleeding from an arteriovenous malformation in the cervical region.