Spontaneous Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Report of a Case

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 12(1); 1994 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1994;12(1): 134-138.

원인미상의 자발성 척수지주막하출혈 1예

마효일, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan Asan Medical Center

울산대학교 신경과. 서울중앙병원 신경과.

Spontaneous Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Report of a Case

.Hyeo Il Ma, M.D., Yoon Mee Ma, M.D., Myoung Jong Lee, M.D

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan Asan Medical Center

Abstract

Spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage is unusual, accounting for less than 1% of all cases of subarachnoid hemorrhge. Very rare cases have been reported that they had no definitive etiology of spontaneuos spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage. One patient with spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage is presented to emphasize the clinical and radiological features of this uncommon illness. The patient had severe back pain at the onset and was unable to walk. The s!mtoms improved slowly with conservative treatments. Complete blood work up CSF culture and spinal angiogrphy failed to reveal a cause for the hemorrhage. This is believed to be the first case report of spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage of unknown cause in Korea."