Cerebellar Hemorrhage after Burr Hole Drainage of Supratentorial Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
10.3340/jkns.2009.46.6.592
- Author:
Sang Hoon CHANG
1
;
Seung Ho YANG
;
Byung Chul SON
;
Sang Won LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. 72ysh@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cerebral hemorrhage;
Subdural hematoma;
Craniotomy;
Complication;
Supratentorial
- MeSH:
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Craniotomy;
Drainage;
Hematoma, Subdural;
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Neurosurgery;
Postoperative Complications
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2009;46(6):592-595
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
