ÜÖzkan ÜKemaloğlu M.S.Aydin M.Selçuki M.2024-07-222024-07-22200213624393http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20468Study design: A case report of acute post-traumatic spinal subdural haematoma (ASSH). Objective: To report a rare post-traumatic problem. Setting: Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Method: A 3-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic with paraplegia 24 h after falling from a height of about 5 meters. Investigation revealed an acute spinal subdural haematoma. Results: Following surgery there was marked improvement. The rehabilitation of the patient continues. Conclusion: MRI is the most valuable diagnostic method. In each case diagnosed as ASSH, prompt evacuation should be performed before irreversible neurological damage occurs.EnglishAll Open Access; Bronze Open AccessAcute DiseaseChild, PreschoolHematoma, SubduralHumansLaminectomyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethylprednisoloneParaplegiaSpinal Cord InjuriesThoracic Vertebraearticlecase reportfallinghumanmalemedical literatureneurosurgerynuclear magnetic resonance imagingparaplegiapreschool childpriority journalsubdural hematomaTurkey (republic)university hospitalArticle10.1038/sj.sc.3101258