Acute Nontraumatic Spinal Subdural Hematoma due to Warfarin

Authors : Hakan AK, Tugay ATALAY, Yurdanur AKYUZ, Sinan KARACABEY

Pages : 100-0

Doi:10.16899/ctd.79427

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Publication Date : 2015-08-28

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Anticoagulant drugs have been identified in the etiology of acute nontraumatic spinal subdural hematoma. The number of new cases is increasing with the increased use of them around the worldwide. It is was reported that the risk of bleeding increases as INR rises for warfarin treated patients, particularly if the INR exceeds for 4 
Keywords : spinal subdural hematoma, international normalized ratio, warfarin