EPIDURAL HEMATOMA IN A WOMAN UNDER ANTIPL ATELET THERAPY

A 72-year-old woman under longterm low-dose aspirin therapy was admitt ed for low back pain with pain and motor loss in the territory of the femoral nerve, which started after an episode of vomiting. Magnetic re sonance imaging demonstrated an epidural hematoma extending from T12 t o L5. The pain and motor loss resolved spontaneously, Epidural hematom a is a rare lesion but should be looked for in patients with acute spi nal symptoms precipitated by coughing, vomiting, or defecation, partic ularly if there is a history of current treatment with anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents, Surgery is usually required, although some pat ients recover fully without treatment.