Supratentorial and infratentorial intraparenchymal hemorrhage secondary to intracranial CSF hypotension following spinal surgery.
METHODS
A single case study was conducted.


OBJECTIVE
To detail the occurrence of multiple intracranial, intraparenchymal hemorrhages following an iatrogenic acute reduction in cerebral spinal fluid pressure following excision of an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor.


BACKGROUND
Multiple supratentorial, intraparenchymal, intracranial hemorrhages following an acute reduction in cerebral spinal fluid pressure have not been previously reported in the literature.


METHODS
A case report and literature review are presented.


RESULTS
The patient made an uneventful full recovery.


CONCLUSIONS
Intracranial hemorrhage must be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with persistent headache following spinal surgery when the dura has been breached and is associated with significant cerebrospinal fluid loss.
Thomas
Gregory
G
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
Jayaram
Hari
H
Cudlip
Simon
S
Powell
Michael
M
D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed