title: Postoperative intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhages following removal of a chronic subdural hematoma.
abstract: We report a patient with multiple intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhages after removal of bilateral chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH). Possible mechanisms include a sudden increase in cerebral blood flow within fragile cerebral vessels following decompression of CSDH, defective vascular autoregulation, and damage to the cerebral vascular tree. Clinical awareness of this complication and slow decompression of CSDH are stressed.
authors: Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali, Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda. severien.muneza@chukigali.org
authors: Sévérien
authors: S
authors: Muneza
authors: M Rampanjato
authors: MR
authors: Rasoloherimampiononiaina
authors: Marie Jeanne
authors: MJ
authors: Nduwamariya
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods