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Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma

Hematome epidural spontane

Spontane spinale epidurale Hämatome

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Three cases of spontaneous epidural hematoma are presented with their clinical, anatomical and roentgenographic features and with a review of the literature consisting of 51 cases since condition was first reported by R. Jackson in 1869. The authors emphasize the Brown-Sequard syndrome with epidural lesions and point out the possible etiology of this entity.

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Trois cas d'hematome epidural spontane sout presentes. Les article rapporte les faits cliniques, anatomiques et radiologiques de ces trois cas et contient la litterature faite de 51 cas puis le premier article ecut par R. Jackson en 1869. Les auteurs insistent sur le syndrome de Brown-Sequard dans les lesions epidurales et indiquent la possible etiologic de cette entite.

Zusammenfassung

Drei Fälle von epiduralem Hematom, welche plötzlich und ohne Ursache entstanden, werden geschildert. Dieser Artikel beschreibt klinische, anatomische und roentgenographische Befunde. Ferner schildert der Artikel die Literatur von etwas über 50 Fällen, die seit dem von Jackson erst erwähnten Fall 1869 beschrieben worden sind. Die Autoren betonen, daß das Brown-Sequard Syndrom in epiduralen pathologischen Veränderungen gefunden worden ist und glauben an eine mögliche Ätiologie dieser pathologischen Befunde.

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    F. Y. Tsai, A. J. Popp & J. Waldman

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Tsai, F.Y., Popp, A.J. & Waldman, J. Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma. Neuroradiology 10, 15–30 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571635

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