Spontaneous acute thoracic epidural hematoma causing paraplegia in a patient with severe preeclampsia in early labor

被引:23
作者
Doblar, DD [1 ]
Schumacher, SD [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Anesthesiol, Birmingham, AL 35249 USA
关键词
spontaneous epidural hematoma; paraplegia; preeclampsia;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijoa.2004.09.009
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
This is a case of acute spontaneous thoracic epidural hematoma in a laboring patient at term who presented with severe preeclampsia and acute spinal cord compression, paraplegia, and sensory loss below T8. In early labor, at home, the patient experienced sudden lumbar back pain that progressed to mid-scapular pain leading to paraplegia and T8 sensory loss within one hour of onset of pain. Her symptoms were caused by a spontaneous thoracic epidural hematoma. Upon arrival at the first hospital, the correct presumptive diagnosis was made in the emergency room, magnesium sulfate was administered, and the patient was transferred to our medical center. Her hypertension was not treated despite severe preeclampsia in order to maintain spinal cord perfusion pressure. Following cesarean section under general anesthesia, thoracic laminectomy was performed and an epidural hematoma compressing the spinal cord to 2-3 mm was evacuated 13 h after the onset of symptoms. After approximately three months of paraplegia, five months with quad-walker and cane use, the patient can now walk with a cane or other minimal support but has remaining bowel and bladder problems. The conflicting anesthetic management objectives of severe preeclampsia and acute paraplegia secondary to spinal epidural hematoma required compromise in the management of her preeclampsia in order to preserve spinal cord perfusion. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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