title: Bilateral extradural hematoma formation following excision of a thoracic intradural lesion.
abstract: The authors report an unusual case of a 15-year-old girl who previously underwent resection of a posterior fossa medulloblastoma, and later underwent resection of a thoracic extramedullary metastatic lesion. Her consciousness deteriorated hours after removal of her spinal metastasis. A CT head scan identified bilateral extradural cranial hematomas, which were evacuated. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a patient developing bilateral acute cranial extradural hematomas following excision of a thoracic intradural lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, United Kingdom. ssurash@mac.com
authors.forename: Surash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surash
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tyagi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000556:secondary; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae