Acute cerebellar hemorrhage and CT evidence of tight posterior fossa.
We studied 14 patients with cerebellar hemorrhage and a tight posterior fossa, defined by the following CT criteria: effacement of the basal cisterns and ventricular enlargement consistent with obstructive hydrocephalus. In 10 patients, the fourth ventricle was not seen; in 4, it was enlarged and filled with blood. Six patients died before surgery, and eight were treated surgically. Six patients with cerebellar hemorrhage but no CT evidence of a tight posterior fossa survived without surgery.
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D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed