Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma: management and main risk factors in era of anticoagulant / antiplatelet treatment

CONCLUSIONS: SSEH should be suspected in any patient receiving anticoagulant/antiplatelet agents who complains of sudden, severe back pain accompanied by neurological symptoms. SSEH is mostly localised in the lower cervical/thoracic spine. Arterial hypertension appears to be a risk factor of SSEH. Early decompression is an important therapeutic approach; in cases with minor neurological deficits, conservative treatment may be chosen.PMID:34637134 | DOI:10.5603/PJNNS.a2021.0066

Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - October 12, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Ivana Stetkarova Edvard Ehler Karel Brabec Lenka Jelinkova Miroslava Chylova Jiri Weichet Leos Ungermann Tomas Peisker Source Type: research