Cervical epidural hematomas: CT diagnosis in two cases that resolved spontaneously.

Cervical epidural hematomas are rare entities [1-6] that can develop from such causes as trauma, arteriovenous malformations, coagulation disturbances, pregnancy, and neoplasms. In most cases, however, they occur spontaneously or without evident cause. As vital and neurologic prognoses are unpredictable upon admission, these hematomas are considered to be neurosurgical emergencies by most authors [1 , 2, 4, 5, 7, 8]. We describe two cases of cervical epidural hematomas that resolved without any complication or sequelae under medical therapy and CT follow-up.