Cerebellar Hemorrhage after Burr Hole Drainage of Supratentorial Chronic Subdural Hematoma. |
Sang Hoon Chang, Seung Ho Yang, Byung Chul Son, Sang Won Lee |
Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. 72ysh@catholic.ac.kr |
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ABSTRACT |
Cerebellar hemorrhage is an unusual complication of supratentorial neurosurgery. To the best of our knowledge, only three case reports have described the occurrence of cerebellar hemorrhage after burr hole drainage for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (SDH). We present the case of a patient with this rare postoperative complication of cerebellar hemorrhage after burr hole drainage of a chronic SDH. Although burr hole drainage for the treatment of chronic SDH is rare complication, it is necessary to be aware of the possibility of cerebellar hemorrhage after supratentorial surgery, even with limited surgery such as burr hole drainage of a chronic SDH. |
Key Words:
Cerebral hemorrhage; Subdural hematoma; Craniotomy; Complication; Supratentorial |
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