CASE-REPORT - SPINAL EXTRADURAL HEMATOMA IN HEMOPHILIA-A - A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO BE MISSED

Authors
ABDELAAL MA MCGUINNESS FE SAGAR G
Citation
Ma. Abdelaal et al., CASE-REPORT - SPINAL EXTRADURAL HEMATOMA IN HEMOPHILIA-A - A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO BE MISSED, Clinical Radiology, 49(8), 1994, pp. 573-575
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00099260
Volume
49
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
573 - 575
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-9260(1994)49:8<573:C-SEHI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A child with severe haemophilia-A is reported who developed an extensi ve spinal extradural haematoma. He was successfully treated with inten sive replacement therapy after attempted surgical decompression failed . The importance of early diagnosis is stressed and the potential valu e of magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring haematoma maturity is d iscussed.