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Epidural hematoma of the lumbar spine: 18 surgically confirmed cases. 1993

C R Gundry, and K B Heithoff
Center for Diagnostic Imaging, St Louis Park, MN 55416.

The authors report 18 cases of surgically proved spontaneous epidural hematoma of the lumbar spine. The clinical findings in spontaneous epidural hematoma were identical to those in acute disk herniation. Underlying disk abnormalities were common; the majority of hematomas (14 of 18, 78%) were associated with small concomitant disk herniations or underlying annular tears. The magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomographic findings were similar to those in extruded/free-fragment disk herniation. The strong coincidence between epidural hematoma and underlying disk disruption (annular tear or herniation) leads the authors to postulate that spontaneous epidural hematoma results from tearing of fragile epidural veins lying adjacent to the displaced anulus or nucleus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008161 Lumbosacral Region Region of the back including the LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, SACRUM, and nearby structures. Lumbar Region,Lumbar Regions,Lumbosacral Regions,Region, Lumbar,Region, Lumbosacral,Regions, Lumbar,Regions, Lumbosacral
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006407 Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial Accumulation of blood in the EPIDURAL SPACE between the SKULL and the DURA MATER, often as a result of bleeding from the MENINGEAL ARTERIES associated with a temporal or parietal bone fracture. Epidural hematoma tends to expand rapidly, compressing the dura and underlying brain. Clinical features may include HEADACHE; VOMITING; HEMIPARESIS; and impaired mental function. Cranial Epidural Hematoma,Hemorrhage, Cranial Epidural,Epidural Hemorrhage, Cranial,Extradural Hematoma, Cranial,Extradural Hemorrhage, Cranial,Hematoma, Epidural, Intracranial,Intracranial Epidural Hematoma,Cranial Epidural Hematomas,Cranial Epidural Hemorrhage,Cranial Epidural Hemorrhages,Cranial Extradural Hematoma,Cranial Extradural Hematomas,Cranial Extradural Hemorrhage,Cranial Extradural Hemorrhages,Epidural Hematoma, Cranial,Epidural Hematoma, Intracranial,Epidural Hematomas, Cranial,Epidural Hematomas, Intracranial,Epidural Hemorrhages, Cranial,Extradural Hematomas, Cranial,Extradural Hemorrhages, Cranial,Hematoma, Cranial Epidural,Hematoma, Cranial Extradural,Hematoma, Intracranial Epidural,Hematomas, Cranial Epidural,Hematomas, Cranial Extradural,Hematomas, Intracranial Epidural,Hemorrhage, Cranial Extradural,Hemorrhages, Cranial Epidural,Hemorrhages, Cranial Extradural,Intracranial Epidural Hematomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D013118 Spinal Cord Diseases Pathologic conditions which feature SPINAL CORD damage or dysfunction, including disorders involving the meninges and perimeningeal spaces surrounding the spinal cord. Traumatic injuries, vascular diseases, infections, and inflammatory/autoimmune processes may affect the spinal cord. Myelopathy,Spinal Cord Disorders,Myelopathies,Spinal Cord Disease,Spinal Cord Disorder

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