Hematoma extradural intrarraquidiano espontaneo: relato de caso

we report a case of a 55-year-old woman, that has a mild hypertension, in use of a betablocker drugs, who had a sudden spinal cord compression syndrome with intense cervical pain, tetraplegia and sensitivity level in c4. extradural spinal hematoma of the cervical spine was diagnosed by magnetic resonance. the patient underwent a laminectomy and aspiration of the hematoma. the patient is on physiotherapy and presents progressive motor and sensivity improvement.