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Study design: A case report of acute post-traumatic spinal subdural haematoma (ASSH).
Objective: To report a rare post-traumatic problem.
Setting: Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Method: A 3-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic with paraplegia 24 h after falling from a height of about 5 meters. Investigation revealed an acute spinal subdural haematoma.
Results: Following surgery there was marked improvement. The rehabilitation of the patient continues.
Conclusion: MRI is the most valuable diagnostic method. In each case diagnosed as ASSH, prompt evacuation should be performed before irreversible neurological damage occurs.
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Özkan, Ü., Kemaloğlu, M., Aydin, M. et al. Widespread post-traumatic acute spinal subdural haematoma: case report and review of the literature. Spinal Cord 40, 304–306 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101258
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