Case Presentation
An 85-year-old male presented to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision and developed progressive neurological deficits. CT imaging demonstrated epidural thickening from C2-C7, and MRI was notable for a cervicothoracic epidural hematoma. The patient underwent emergent decompression with a favorable outcome.
Discussion
Cases of traumatic spinal epidural hematomas are rarely seen in the emergency department. These are part of a small subset of operative neurological emergencies that benefit from urgent operative intervention.