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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct;31(5):626-627.
doi: 10.1080/02688697.2016.1220508. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Spinal epidural haematoma following thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in patient within 48h of emergency lumbar microdiscectomy

Natalia Ermalai  1 , Meriem Amarouche  1 , Giles Critchley  1
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Spinal epidural haematoma following thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in patient within 48h of emergency lumbar microdiscectomy

Natalia Ermalai et al. Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

The ideal regimen and the optimal starting point for thromboembolic prophylaxis in spinal procedures remain unclear. We report a case of postoperative spinal epidural haematoma following thrombolysis for stroke in patient within 48 h of emergency lumbar microdiscectomy. Thrombolysis should be considered in patients with spinal surgery who developed arterial cerebral thrombosis.

Keywords: Cauda equina syndrome; lumbar; spinal haemorrhage; stroke; thrombolysis.

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