Remote cerebellar hemorrhage after unruptured cerebral aneurysm surgery: two cases report.
10.4097/kjae.2014.67.3.213
- Author:
Sang Hee HA
1
;
Eun Mi KIM
;
Hyang Mi JU
;
Woo Kyung LEE
;
Kyeong Tae MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cerebellum;
Intracranial aneurysm;
Intracranial hemorrhages
- MeSH:
Analgesics;
Anesthetics;
Arteries;
Brain;
Cerebellum;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Decompressive Craniectomy;
Diagnosis;
Drainage;
Hemorrhage*;
Intracranial Aneurysm*;
Intracranial Hemorrhages;
Nausea;
Perioperative Period;
Prognosis;
Surgical Instruments;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2014;67(3):213-216
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) occurring distant to the site of original surgery, such as supratentorial or spinal surgery, is rare but potentially fatal. Because the pathophysiology of RCH is thought to be excessive cerebrospinal fluid drainage during the perioperative periods, its diagnosis usually depends on the occurrence of unexpected neurologic disturbances and/or postoperative brain computerized tomography imaging. Because of its rarity, RCH-associated neurologic disturbances such as delayed awakening or nausea and vomiting may often be misdiagnosed as the effects of residual anesthetics or the effect of postoperative analgesic agents unless radiologic images are taken. Treatment for RCH ranges from conservative treatment to decompressive craniectomy, with prognoses ranging from complete resolution to fatality. Here, we report two cases of RCH after surgical clipping of an unruptured cerebral aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery and review anesthetic considerations.
