[Basal ganglion bleeding after the surgical decompression of the craniovertebral junction].
A case of postoperative haemorrhage into the basal ganglia following decompression of the craniovertebral junction in a 35-year-old patient is presented. Similar cases in the literature of intracerebral bleeding remote from the site of surgery are reviewed and the possible pathogenesis of this unusual complication discussed.
Division of Neurosurgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh.
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D000328:Adult; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide; D009192:Myelography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011391:Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Stammganglienblutung nach operativer Dekompression des kranio-vertebralen Ubergangs.