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Emerg Med J 2007;24:e16 doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042804
  • Emergency casebook

Spontaneous cervical cord haemorrhage: an unusual presentation

  1. Adel Helmy1,
  2. Greg Mellor2
  1. 1Addenbrooke’s Hosptial, Cambridge, UK
  2. 2Hinchinbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 MrA Helmy
 Neurosciences, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK; adelhelmy{at}doctors.net.uk
  • Accepted 8 October 2006

Abstract

Spontaneous haemorrhage within or compressing the spinal cord is a rare condition that requires emergency investigation and treatment. Such a case presenting with rapidly progressive flaccid quadriparesis, with subsequent ventilatory failure is reported. In this case the patient probably had an unfortunate complication of hypertension and over-anticoagulation.

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  • Competing interests: None declared.

  • Informed consent was given by this patient for publication of this report and figure.

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