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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2024; 13(02): 163-166
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776360
Case Report

Spinal Epidural Hematoma Caused by Pure Epidural Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: Case Report and Literature Review

Elisa Garbin 
1   Academic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
,
Nicola Cavasin
2   Department of Neurosciences, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre, VE, Italy
,
Salima Magrini
2   Department of Neurosciences, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre, VE, Italy
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Abstract

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) represents an extremely rare cause of spinal cord compression. Symptomatic pure extradural spinal AVMs (E-sAVM), in the absence of cavernous hemangiomas, are very rare and have rarely been reported. The clinical presentation of SEH caused by E-sAVM is often nonspecific and may lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of a 16-year-old adolescent girl who presented with paraparesis that rapidly evolved in paraplegia. Emergent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the whole spine showed a posterior SEH, extending from C7 to T2, highly suspicious for the presence of an underlying AVM. The patient underwent emergent C7–T2 laminoplasty. An E-sAVM was intraoperatively found and subsequently excised. The patient was discharged with no neurological defects. E-sAVMs are extremely rare pathologies; they represent an extremely rare cause of spinal cord compression. If immediately diagnosed and treated, most patients recover with good prognosis.

Keywords

epidural spinal hematoma - spinal epidural vascular malformation - spinal digital subtraction angiography


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23. November 2023

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