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A) CT scan sagittal showed cervical epidural hematoma, extending from C3 to C5; B) CT scan axial view showing hematoma (red stars) compressing the spinal cord on the right side without associated bone lesion
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Diagnosis assessment: our patient benefited from CT Body, which showed intercostal fractures with a cervical epidural hematoma, extending from C3 to C5 compressing the spinal cord on the right side without associated bone lesion (Figure 1).
magnetic resonance imaging sagittal view postoperative follow-up showing C3-C5 laminectomy (red stars) without hematoma
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A cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) realized 6 months after the surgery showed that the hematoma has been completely removed (Figure 2).