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Evolving Paralysis after Motor Vehicle Collision.
- Source :
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Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine [Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med] 2022 Aug; Vol. 6 (3), pp. 254-255. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Case Presentation: An 85-year-old male who had been prescribed prasugrel presented to the emergency department (ED) after a motor vehicle collision and developed progressive neurological deficits. Computed tomography imaging demonstrated epidural thickening from the second through seventh cervical vertebrae, and magnetic resonance imaging was notable for a cervicothoracic epidural hematoma. The patient underwent emergent decompression with a favorable outcome.<br />Discussion: Cases of traumatic spinal epidural hematomas are rarely seen in the ED. These are part of a small subset of operative neurological emergencies that benefit from urgent surgical intervention.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2474-252X
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36049194
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem2022.3.51179