Spinal subdural haematoma (SSDH): causes

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Spinal subdural haematoma (SSDH): causes. Surgery, Lumbar puncture, Downward migration after intracranial surgery. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Iatrogenic

  • Surgery
  • Lumbar puncture
  • Downward migration after intracranial surgery

Spontaneous

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Other causes

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References

  1. de Beer MH, Eysink Smeets MM, Koppen H. Spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma. Neurologist 2017; 22:34-39.
  2. Paun T, Zavoreo I, Jurašić MJ, Jadrijević Tomas A, Bašić Kes V. Spinal subdural hematoma associated with lumbar puncture - a case report. Acta Clin Croat 2022; 61:149-152.
  3. Paisan GM, Buell TJ, Raper D, Asthagiri A. Lumbosacral subdural hematoma after glioblastoma multiforme resection: possible radiographic evidence for the downward migration of intracranial blood. World Neurosurg 2017; 108:993.e13-993.e17.
  4. Ghanchi H, Siddiqi I, Takayanagi A, Patchana T, Fakhoury FJ. Spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma mimicking myocardial infarction. Cureus 2020; 12:e9486.
  5. Rajwani KM, Giamouriadis A, Minhas PS. Spinal subdural hematoma post foramen magnum decompression-rare complication in a patient with rhomboencephalosynapsis. J Spine Surg 2017; 3:719-722.
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