Spontaneous idiopathic spinal subdural hemorrhage in a 16-year-old boy: A rare case in pediatrics and review of literature

Iman Ahrari; Mohamad Jamali; Somayeh Mohammadi; Mahsa Ghavipisheh; Keyvan Eghbal; Arash Saffarian; Abdolkarim Rahmanian; Soulmaz Ghahramani; Reza Taheri

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6993

Spontaneous idiopathic spinal subdural hemorrhage in a 16-year-old boy: A rare case in pediatrics and review of literature

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 24;11(2):e6993. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6993. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Iman Ahrari¹, Mohamad Jamali¹, Somayeh Mohammadi², Mahsa Ghavipisheh³, Keyvan Eghbal¹, Arash Saffarian¹, Abdolkarim Rahmanian¹, Soulmaz Ghahramani⁴, Reza Taheri¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery Shiraz University of Medial Sciences Shiraz Iran.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Preoperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman's Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry Shiraz University of Medial Sciences Shiraz Iran.
⁴ Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.

Abstract

Idiopathic spinal subdural hematoma (SSDH) is a rare phenomenon. Here, we present a 16-year-old-boy who presented with acute sudden onset weakness and brown squared syndrome; the cervical MRI findings showed acute subdural hematoma from C2 to C6. Emergent surgical intervention was performed, and significant improvement was seen in follow-ups.

Keywords: cervical spine; idiopathic; pediatric; spontaneous subdural hematoma; subdural hematoma.

Publication types

Case Reports