Abstract:Shoulder pain is a common complaint of patients presenting to emergency department. Various conditions, intrinsic and extrinsic to the shoulder, can result in shoulder pain. Some of these extrinsic conditions can pose a threat to life. We present a case of a young, previously healthy male who initially had bilateral shoulder pain, later developed quadriparesis, and was ultimately diagnosed with a spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma. He underwent an emergency C7-T1 laminectomy with hematoma evacuation and ha… Show more
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