Traumatic Lumbosacral Root Avulsion Mimicking Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report

In this report, we describe a case of a traumatic lumbosacral nerve root avulsion without bony spinal injury mimicking epidural hematoma. Because of the difficulty of evaluation at the initial stages of injury, surgeons need to be able to differentiate between root avulsion injury and epidural hematoma, because both cerebral spinal fluid and hematoma can be present in the injury area.
Source: Neurosurgery Quarterly - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research