Delayed intracerebellar hemorrhage secondary to lumboperitoneal shunt insertion.
Aim of this paper is to present and discuss a case of a delayed cerebellar parenchymal hemorrhage developing after L/P shunt placement with a NPH patient. A hypertensive patient admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of NPH. The patient was placed a pressure adjustable L/P shunt without any surgical complication. He was discharged with an uneventful period. The patient was admitted to the emergency clinic of our hospital with a 1.5 × 1.5 cm diameter hematoma at the left cerebellar hemisphere on 2 days after his discharge. CSF drainage by an L/P shunt can generate intracerebellar hemorrhages especially in hypertensive patients.
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey.
Uygur
U
Er
Neurosurgery Clinic, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Çetin
Ç
Akyol
Neurosurgery Clinic, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Murad
M
Bavbek
Hydrocephalus; intracerebellar hemorrhage; lumboperitoneal shunt
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