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Spinales epidurales Hämatom

Spinal epidural hematoma

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Das spinale epidurale Hämatom ist eine Blutansammlung zwischen Dura und Knochen. Die klinische Präsentation ist ähnlich dem akuten Bandscheibenvorfall, die Symptomatik ist allerdings in der Regel progredient. In der CT stellt sich ein frisches Hämatom hyperdens dar. Die MRT ist die Methode der Wahl zur Diagnose spinaler epiduraler Hämatome und kann die Ausdehnung sowie auch das Ausmaß der Kompression darstellen. Die wichtigste Differenzialdiagnose vom epiduralen Hämatom ist das epidurale Empyem.

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Spinal epidural hematoma is an accumulation of blood in the potential space between the dura and bone. On unenhanced computed tomography epidural hemorrhage appears as a high-density spinal canal mass with variable cord compression. Magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice for evaluating spinal epidural hematoma and can demonstrate the extent of the hematoma and degree of cord compression. When treated surgically the outcome depends on the extent of preoperative neurological deficits and on the operative timing interval.

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Papanagiotou, P. Spinales epidurales Hämatom. Radiologe 52, 451–454 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00117-011-2291-y

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