Remote hemorrhage.
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.
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D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*