Spontaneous non-traumatic spinal hematomyelia, characterized by intramedullary spinal hematoma, is a rare neurological emergency. Bleeding arteriovenous malformation, coagulopathies, and neoplasms are reported causes of this rare diagnosis. The authors present a case of a previously healthy man who presented with acute paraplegia and was found to have a spontaneous hematomyelia in association with covid infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is the formation of a false lumen within a vessel wall, with an accumulation of blood leading to vessel occlusion, mimicking symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Here, we discuss the case of a middle-aged woman with STEMI who was found to have coronary artery dissection on coronary angiography during left heart catheterization. Clinicians should have a high suspicion of SCAD in young females presenting with AMI without traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease.
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