Traumatic epidural hematoma of the cervical spine: Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis and spontaneous resolution: Case report

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Demonstration of interest of medical treatment of cervical epidural hematomas. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A young patient developed cervical pain after experi encing cervical trauma. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an epidural cervical hematoma. A spontaneous resolution of the clinical symptoms and the radiological abnormalities was observed. CONCLUSION: Although surgical decompression is generally regarded as mandat ory in selected patients with incomplete and nonprogressing deficits, conse rvative management may be possible.