Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma mimicking a cerebrovascular disease

{Figure 1}{Figure 2} The most common symptoms of SSEH are acute-onset severe neck or back pain and motor, sensory, and/or sphincteric deficits, depending on the level of the hematoma. Due to the presence of sudden severe headache with backache, these patients may be erroneously diagnosed to be suffering from a cerebrovascular disease such as subarachnoid hemorrhage. [2] In the absence of cerebral symptoms such as deterioration in consciousness and cranial nerve deficits, SSEH should be kept in mind by the treating physician because the medications administered for treating cerebrovascular diseases may often be contraindicated in the presence of SSEH.