Exercise-induced acute spinal subdural hematoma: a case report.

Abstract

A 63-year-old woman developed acute back pain and sciatica after playing hula-hoop. Urinary incontinence was also noted. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute thoracolumbar spinal subdural hematoma. After emergency surgical decompression and evacuation of the spinal subdural hematoma, the patient had good recovery without any postoperative neurologic deficit. In this article, we describe and review the clinical presentations, characteristic findings from imaging studies, and treatment of spinal subdural hematoma.

• Authors: Jiao-Chiao Yang, Kun-Chuan Chang
• Journal: The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences (Kaohsiung J Med Sci) Vol. 19 Issue 12 Pg. 624-7 (Dec 2003) ISSN: 1607-551X [Print] China (Republic : 1949- )
• PMID: 14719560 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Exercise
• Female
• Hematoma, Subdural, Acute (etiology, surgery)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Middle Aged