Chronic Spontaneous Cervical Epidural Hematoma

Cervical Vertebral Spinal Hematomas in 4 Horses

“…In humans, cervical pain is a common finding with cervical spinal epidural hematomas. The cause of pain, although not proven, is most likely attributable to involvement of the meninges around the spinal cord and nerve roots where the epidural hematoma is located 1,2 . Two horses also had abnormally low head carriage (horses #1 and #4), most likely caused by cervical pain, which was previously reported in horses with presumed CVEH 4 .…”

“…Cervical vertebral epidural hematomas (CVEHs) are most commonly associated with trauma or coagulopathy in humans 1,2 . Spontaneous CVEH may also occur and are defined as hemorrhage without trauma, coagulopathy, anticoagulant therapy, vascular malformation, neoplasia, or systemic disease 2,3 .…”

“…Cervical vertebral epidural hematomas (CVEHs) are most commonly associated with trauma or coagulopathy in humans 1,2 . Spontaneous CVEH may also occur and are defined as hemorrhage without trauma, coagulopathy, anticoagulant therapy, vascular malformation, neoplasia, or systemic disease 2,3 . Neurologic deficits and neck pain, localized to the level of the hematoma, are the most common clinical signs in human patients with CVEH 1,2 .…”

“…Spontaneous CVEH may also occur and are defined as hemorrhage without trauma, coagulopathy, anticoagulant therapy, vascular malformation, neoplasia, or systemic disease 2,3 . Neurologic deficits and neck pain, localized to the level of the hematoma, are the most common clinical signs in human patients with CVEH 1,2 . In horses, CVEHs have been described once in the literature 4 .…”