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. 2022 Sep 26;5(1):54-57.
doi: 10.1097/FM9.0000000000000165. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Spontaneous Thoracic Spinal Epidural Hematoma During Pregnancy

Ioanna Papadimitriou  1 , Artemis Apostolou  2 , Antonios Vakis  3   4 , Christos Tsitsipanis  3   4
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Spontaneous Thoracic Spinal Epidural Hematoma During Pregnancy

Ioanna Papadimitriou et al. Matern Fetal Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Acute paraplegia; Hematoma, epidural, spinal; Pregnancy; Spontaneous; Thoracic.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Pre-operative sagittal magnetic resonance imaging scan of the spine, showing an epidural hematoma at T1-T3 level (red arrows) compressing the spinal cord. Scan shows isointense with hyperintense signal areas in T2-weighted images (left) and an isointense signal in T1-weighted images (right).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pre-operative axial magnetic resonance imaging scans showing the epidural hematoma (red arrows) with an isointense-hyperintense signal in T2-weighted images and an isointense signal in T1-weighted images. The hematoma caused severe compression and displaced the spinal cord to the left anterolateral aspect.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Post-operative sagittal magnetic resonance imaging scan showing T1-T3 laminectomy with complete evacuation of the hematoma (red arrows). Scans show an isointense signal in T1-weighted images (left) and a hyperintense signal in T2-weighted images (right).
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