J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2013 Dec;54(6):515-517. 10.3340/jkns.2013.54.6.515.

Spinal Subdural Hematoma Following Cranial Subdural Hematoma : A Case Report with a Literature Review

• Ji GY
• Oh CH
• Chung D
• Shin DA

• KMID: 2190949
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2013.54.6.515

Abstract

Coexistence of cranial and spinal subdural hematomas is rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of cranial and spinal subdural hematomas after previous head trauma. As the pathogenesis of simultaneous intracranial and spinal subdural hematoma yet remains unclear, we developed an alternative theory to those proposed in the literature for their coexistence, the migration of blood through the subdural space.

Keyword

Concomitant disease; Cranial subdural hematoma; Spinal subdural hematoma; Migration; Subdural space

MeSH Terms

Craniocerebral Trauma
Hematoma, Subdural*
Hematoma, Subdural, Spinal*
Subdural Space

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Cranial and lumbosacral magnetic resonance images. Cranial images (upper) reveal a small amount of acute cranial SDH along the tentorium while the lumbosacral spine images (lower) exhibit spinal SDH at vertebral levels L5-S2. SDH : spinal subdural hematomas.

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