Abstract
Acute hemiparesis is an extremely rare presentation of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma, which may be misdiagnosed as acute ischemic stroke and improperly treated with an intravenous thrombolytic agent. Here, we report a case of a 54-year-old woman who presented with acute neck pain and right-sided weakness. She was initially suspected of having ischemic stroke and therefore treated with an intravenous thrombolytic agent. However, she developed progressive tetraparesis, and subsequent magnetic resonance images confirmed cervical spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma.
Article Type
Case Report
First Page
316
Last Page
319
Recommended Citation
Huang, Da-Wei; Sun, Jui-Ming; Chen, Yu-Hao; and Huang, Kuo-Chang
(2020)
"Acute hemiparesis: A rare presentation of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma mimicking acute stroke,"
Neurosciences: Vol. 25:
Iss.
4, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.4.20200027