Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health

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.