[Warfarin-associated epidural hematoma with spinal cord compression]

Hemorrhages into the structures of the central nervous system are the most life threatening among warfarin-associated complications. There are extremely few reports about spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas (SEH) associated with warfarin, methods of their timely diagnosis, treatment approaches. The authors present the first in the domestic literature case-report of warfarin-associated spontaneous SEH and the literature review.

[EPIDURAL HEMATOMA WITH SPINAL CHORD COMPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH WARFARIN INTAKE]

The most serious life-threatening warfarin-associated complications is hemorrhage in CNS structures. Reports of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas in patients using warfarin, methods of diagnostics and treatment are but few. We describe the first case of warfarin-associated spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in this country and a literature review of this issue.