title: Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as extradural hematoma: A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Superficial temporal artery (STA) pseudoaneurysm after a craniotomy is very rare with only nine cases reported in the literature. However, no cases have been reported in the literature about this entity presenting as an emergency in the form of extradural hematoma (EDH). This case being one of the rare ones and is also unique wherein the indication for craniotomy being intracranial tuberculoma that is not yet reported in the literature. We report the first case of a postcraniotomy STA pseudoaneurysm induced EDH following craniotomy for intracranial tuberculoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Sagar Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Hassan Vijayendra
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Madhusudan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Health Care Global Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krishnamoorthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Sagar Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Praveen Karenahalli
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Sagar Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Venugopal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
keywords: Extradural hematoma; pseudoaneurysm; superficial temporal artery; tuberculoma