[Warfarin-associated epidural hematoma with spinal cord compression].

Abstract

Hemorrhages into the structures of the central nervous system are the most life threatening among warfarin-associated complications. There are extremely few reports about spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas (SEH) associated with warfarin, methods of their timely diagnosis, treatment approaches. The authors present the first in the domestic literature case-report of warfarin-associated spontaneous SEH and the literature review.

• Authors: V A Byvaltsev, A E Budaev, V A Sorokovikov, E G Belykh, A A Kalinin, G S Zhdanovich, A O Asancev, V V Shepelev
• Journal: Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova) 2016 Vol. 116 Issue 9 Pg. 81-87 ISSN: 1997-7298 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Varfarinassotsiirovannaya epidural'naya gematoma s kompressiei spinnogo mozga.
• PMID: 27735903 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Warfarin

Topics

• Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal (chemically induced, complications, diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Spinal Cord (diagnostic imaging)
• Spinal Cord Compression (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Warfarin (administration & dosage, adverse effects)