Hemat​​omyelia

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hematomyelia

Intramedullary hemorrhage into the spinal cord is also referred to as hematomyelia and can cause Myelopathy . Spinal vascular pathologies, such as Cavernomas or spinal AVMs , are the most common cause of hematomyelia[^1].

Diagnostics

The gold standard for diagnosing hematomyelia is MRI imaging.

Imaging

Hemorrhagic cavernous malformation
Sagittal T2 sequence of a hemorrhagic cavernous malformation at T4 with marked intramedullary hemorrhage and adjacent myelopathy.

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