We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A 65-year-old man presented to the ED ...

Spinal hematoma is a rare and potentially catastrophic complication of spinal or epidural anesthesia. Risk factors include traumatic needle/catheter placement, sustained anticoagulation in an ...

A 25 year-old man was struck by a baseball on the right side of his head. Four hours later, he became lethargic, vomited and developed a left hemiparesis. Epidural Hematoma. Axial CT scan. Note the ...

"Oh, it's very serious... if her mother hadn't sought medical attention, it could have been life threatening." -Dr. Carden Johnston, an emergency room pediatrician- Almost every day during the warm ...

A peripheral IV was placed, and the patient was connected to a cardiac monitor, which showed atrial fibrillation and a heart rate of 70 beats/minute, which is a rare presentation but could be ...

Several years ago, while working at a county hospital, I treated a patient with an unusual head injury. The young man was with his girlfriend, in the midst of a heated argument, when he abruptly ...

Natasha Richardson, the British actress who fell down during a ski lesson on Monday and later in the day lapsed into a coma, died of a large blood clot compressing her brain, New York City's medical ...

A 47 year-old man underwent routine lumbar laminectomy for a herniated disk. Following the surgery, he developed progressive leg weakness and then paraplegia and urinary incontinence. On examination, ...