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Spinal Subdural Hematoma in Association with Anticoagulant Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Neville Russell ,
F.B. Maroun  and
J.C. Jacob
Neville Russell*
Affiliation:
the Division of Neurosurgery and Neurology, St. John’s General Hospital — Health Science Complex and Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
F.B. Maroun
Affiliation:
the Division of Neurosurgery and Neurology, St. John’s General Hospital — Health Science Complex and Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
J.C. Jacob
Affiliation:
the Division of Neurosurgery and Neurology, St. John’s General Hospital — Health Science Complex and Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
*
Suite 308, 1081 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4G2, Canada
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A case of spinal subdural hematoma occurring in association with anticoagulant therapy is reported. Seven similar cases from the literature are reviewed with emphasis on the clinical features, investigation, and the results of treatment. The prognosis for recovery is good, only if the condition is diagnosed and the clot evacuated before severe spinal cord compression and subsequent ischemic necrosis has occurred.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1981 , pp. 87 - 89
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1981

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