Cerebellar hemorrhage caused by remote neurological surgery

Neurocrit Care. 2006;5(1):30-4. doi: 10.1385/NCC:5:1:30.

Abstract

Introduction: Intracranial hemorrhage usually occurs as a complication of hypertension, coagulopathy, or trauma. In rare instances, remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) may complicate supratentorial or spinal surgery.

Methods: Retrospective case series study.

Results: We describe three cases of RCH complicating spinal and cranial surgical procedures associated with cerebrospinal fluid hypotension.

Conclusions: Remote cerebellar intracranial hemorrhage may complicate neurosurgical procedures in which cerebrospinal fluid hypotension occurs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic / diagnosis
  • Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic / etiology*
  • Cerebellum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebellum / pathology*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / physiology
  • Female
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Hypotension / etiology
  • Hypotension / physiopathology
  • Intraoperative Complications*
  • Laminectomy / methods*
  • Lumbosacral Region
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spinal Stenosis / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ventriculostomy