A delayed-onset intracranial chronic subdural hematoma following a lumbar spinal subdural hematoma: A case report
We describe a 77-year-old man with spontaneous concurrent spinal and cranial SDHs, in whom the spinal SDH was identified 30 days before the intracranial chronic SDH.
Diagnosis:
Magnetic resonance imaging showed a spinal SDH at L4/L5. There was no paralysis, and the patient was managed conservatively. About 30 days after the onset of back pain, he experienced tinnitus and visual hallucination. Brain computed tomography showed a chronic SDH and midline shift.
Interventions:
Burr-hole evacuation was performed, and the patient's condition improved.
Outcomes:
At 5 months of follow-up, there was no recurrence of the spinal or intracranial SDH.
Lessons:
It is important to consider the possibility of intracranial hemorrhage when a spinal SDH is identified.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research
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