Spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with subdural hematoma at different spinal levels.

ABSTRACT: We describe the clinical features and MR-imaging findings of spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage located in the lumbar spine associated with subdural hematoma at a higher, thoracic level in a 66-year-old man without neurological deficit. The sequential MR-imaging changes of hemorrhage at various stages in its evolution are portrayed. The possible pathogenetic mechanism for these very unusual, combined hemorrhages in both spinal compartments is discussed.

SUBMITTER: Kakitsubata Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2773034 | biostudies-other | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other