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| Year : 2020 | Volume
: 15
| Issue : 3 | Page : 171-174 |
Rare presentations of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas in children
Smita Ramachandran, Varsha Mishra, Rani Gera
Department of Pediatrics, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Smita Ramachandran
R 524, 2nd Floor, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi.
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_137_16
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas are a rare presentation in children with very few case reports of spontaneous spinal hemorrhage in the pediatric age-group. There has to be a high index of suspicion of spontaneous spinal bleed in patients with acute-onset quadriparesis with no prior history of bleeding or trauma, as early diagnosis and surgical decompression is associated with better neurological outcomes.
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