Hematoma epidural cervical tras latigazo cervical Cervical epidural hematoma after soft-tissue cervical spine strain

Resumen. Se describe un hematoma epidural a nivel cervical en un varon de 43 anos, tras un traumatismo menor tipo latigazo cervical. Su sintomatologia inicial obligo a descartar patologia cardiaca llegandose al diagnostico tras estudio mediante resonancia nuclear magnetica. El cuadro clinico parcial y no progresivo desaconsejo la cirugia, observandose su reabsorcion con nuevo control de resonancia. Se realiza una revision de la bibliografia, senalandose las principales caracteristicas de esta entidad poco frecuente. Summary. We repor a case of cervical epidural hematoma in a 43 year-old man, after soft-tissue cervical spine strain (known as a “whiplast”). At the beginnig, because previous presumptive cardiac pain in this patient, we need to discart cardiac cause. We made the diagnostic of cervical epidural hematoma with the use of magnetic resonance imaging. The incomplete, not severe and nonprogressing defficits led us to conservative treatment; and the hematoma resolved spontaneously, as documented with a new magnetic resonance imaging. The medical literature relating to this uncommon entity has been reviewed.