Cervical epidural hematoma: a case series highlighting uncommon causes
Abstract
Cervical epidural hematoma (CEH) is a rare but potentially devastating condition, characterized by the accumulation of blood within the epidural space of the cervical spine, leading to spinal cord compression (Perron AD, Huff JS. Spinal cord disorders. In: Marx JA, et al. editors. Rosen’s emergency medicine: concepts and clinical practice. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2013. pp. 1419–27.); (Raasck K, Habis AA, Aoude A, Simoes L, Barros F, Reindl R. Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma management: a case series and literature review. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2017;3:16043. https://doi.org/10.1038/scsandc.2016.43.); (Ryo Yamamoto M, Ito H, Shimuzu K, Wakabayashi H, Oyama. Two cases of cervical epidural hematoma presenting with left-sided hemiplegia and requiring surgical drainage. Cureus. 2022;14(4):e23915. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23915.). While trauma and iatrogenic causes are well-documented, cases attributed to neck strain and acupuncture are uncommon. (Raasck K, Habis AA, Aoude A, Simoes L, Barros F, Reindl R. Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma management: a case series and literature review. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2017;3:16043. https://doi.org/10.1038/scsandc.2016.43.); (Shiraishi S, Goto I, Kuroiwa Y, Nishio S, Kinoshita K. Spinal cord injury as a complication of an acupuncture. Neurology. 1979;29(8):1188–90. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.29.8.1188.) Here, we present two cases of CEH secondary to these unusual aetiologies. Both cases highlight the importance of…
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