J Korean Soc Traumatol.  2006 Jun;19(1):93-96.

Traumatic Spinal Subdural Hematoma Accompanying intracranial hematoma: Spontaneous Resolution after Pumbar Puncture

• Lee WT
• Kim SW

Abstract

A traumatic spinal subdural hematoma is a rare condition, and only nine cases have been reported until now. We report a rare case of concomitant intracranial hemorrhage and spinal subdural hematoma with a review of the literature. A 45-year-old man was referred to our institute after being stroke by a car. He complained of nausea, headache, back pain, and bilateral sciatica. Brain computed tomography and lumbar spine magnetic resonance images revealed both an intracerbral hemorrhage and a subdural hematoma in the L4 to S1 level. After performing a lumbar spinal puncture and draining the hemorrhagic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the intracranial and spinal hematomas were resolved completely without any neruologic deficits.

Keyword

Traumatic spinal subdural hematoma; Intracranial hemorrhage

MeSH Terms

Back Pain
Brain
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Headache
Hematoma*
Hematoma, Subdural
Hematoma, Subdural, Spinal*
Hemorrhage
Humans
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Middle Aged
Nausea
Punctures*
Sciatica
Spinal Puncture
Spine
Stroke