TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma
T2 - The importance of preoperative neurological status and rapid intervention
AU - Rajz, Gustavo
AU - Cohen, José E.
AU - Harnof, Sagi
AU - Knoller, Nachshon
AU - Goren, Oded
AU - Shoshan, Yigal
AU - Fraifeld, Shifra
AU - Kaplan, Leon
AU - Itshayek, Eyal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - We describe the presentation, management, and outcome of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) in two tertiary academic centers. We retrospectively reviewed clinical and imaging files in patients diagnosed with SSEH from 2002-2011. Neurologic status was assessed using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS). A total of 17 patients (10 females; mean age 54 years, range 10-89) were included. Among patients presenting with AIS A, 5/8 showed no improvement and 3/8 reached AIS C. Among those presenting with AIS C, 5/6 reached AIS E and 1/6 reached AIS D. Of those presenting with AIS D, 3/3 reached AIS E. Mean time-to-surgery (TTS) was 28 hours (range 3-96). TTS surgery in two patients remaining at AIS A was ≤12 hours; in 4/8 patients recovering to AIS E it was >12 hours, including three patients operated on after >24 hours. In patients remaining at AIS A, a mean of 4.4 levels were treated compared with means of 3.7 and 3.5 in those with AIS C and E, respectively, at late follow-up. In this series, preoperative neurological status had greater impact on late outcome than time from symptom onset to surgery in patients with SSEH.
AB - We describe the presentation, management, and outcome of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) in two tertiary academic centers. We retrospectively reviewed clinical and imaging files in patients diagnosed with SSEH from 2002-2011. Neurologic status was assessed using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS). A total of 17 patients (10 females; mean age 54 years, range 10-89) were included. Among patients presenting with AIS A, 5/8 showed no improvement and 3/8 reached AIS C. Among those presenting with AIS C, 5/6 reached AIS E and 1/6 reached AIS D. Of those presenting with AIS D, 3/3 reached AIS E. Mean time-to-surgery (TTS) was 28 hours (range 3-96). TTS surgery in two patients remaining at AIS A was ≤12 hours; in 4/8 patients recovering to AIS E it was >12 hours, including three patients operated on after >24 hours. In patients remaining at AIS A, a mean of 4.4 levels were treated compared with means of 3.7 and 3.5 in those with AIS C and E, respectively, at late follow-up. In this series, preoperative neurological status had greater impact on late outcome than time from symptom onset to surgery in patients with SSEH.
KW - Acute paraplegia
KW - Decompressive laminectomy
KW - Epidural hematoma
KW - Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.07.003
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C2 - 25156033
AN - SCOPUS:84920644568
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 22
SP - 123
EP - 128
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 1
ER -