PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Huang, Da-Wei
AU  - Sun, Jui-Ming
AU  - Chen, Yu-Hao
AU  - Huang, Kuo-Chang
TI  - Acute hemiparesis
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2020.4.20200027
DP  - 2020 Aug 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 316--319
VI  - 25
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/25/4/316.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/25/4/316.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2020 Aug 01; 25
AB  - Acute hemiparesis is an extremely rare presentation of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma, which may be misdiagnosed as acute ischemic stroke and improperly treated with an intravenous thrombolytic agent. Here, we report a case of a 54-year-old woman who presented with acute neck pain and right-sided weakness. She was initially suspected of having ischemic stroke and therefore treated with an intravenous thrombolytic agent. However, she developed progressive tetraparesis, and subsequent magnetic resonance images confirmed cervical spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma.