Intracerebral hemorrhage complicating cervical "hourglass" schwannoma removal. Case report.
The authors report a case of infra- and supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage complicating the postoperative course of a patient who had undergone surgical removal of a cervical schwannoma with an hourglass configuration. To their knowledge, this is the first case in which this neurosurgical procedure was followed by such a complication. Possible mechanisms are discussed; however, pathological events leading to this complication are unclear. The development of new neurological deficits not attributable to the surgical procedure should suggest this possibility.
Morandi
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Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, Pontchaillou Hospital, University of Rennes, France. Morandi@Univ-Rennes1.Fr
Riffaud
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Carsin-Nicol
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Guegan
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D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed