title: Diffuse cerebral vasospasm following resection of a hypoglossal schwannoma in a child.
abstract: Diffuse cerebral vasospasm is a rare complication following tumour resection. This phenomenon seems to be even rarer in the paediatric population and more so following resections of posterior fossa tumours. Here we report diffuse cerebral vasospasm in a child with hypoglossal nerve Schwannoma eight days following resection of the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital , University of Cambridge, Cambridge , UK.
authors.forename: Fardad T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Afshari
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: J Nicholas
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Garnett
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Santarius
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020105:Milrinone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020301:Vasospasm, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D009553:Nimodipine; D020105:Milrinone
keywords: delayed ischaemic neurological deficit; paediatric; posterior fossa; schwannoma; vasospasm