Abstract
Background: To demonstrate that the diagnosis of an intracranial subdural hematoma should be considered for patients presenting with acute or delayed symptoms of intracranial pathology following resection of a spinal tumor. Case Description: We present a case of a 57-year-old woman found to have a chronic subdural hematoma 1 month following resection of a thoracic extramedullary ependymoma. Evacuation of the hematoma through a burr hole relieved the presenting symptoms and signs. Resolution of the hematoma was confirmed with a computed tomography (CT) scan. Conclusion: Headache and other symptoms not referable to spinal pathology should be regarded as a warning sign of an intracranial subdural hematoma, and a CT scan of the head should be obtained. The mechanism of the development of the hematoma may be related to the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid with subsequent intracranial hypotension leading to an expanding subdural space and hemorrhage.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | S20-S22 |
| Journal | Surgical Neurology International |
| Volume | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
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Keywords
- Cerebrospinal fluid leakage
- chronic subdural hematoma
- thoracic ependymoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology
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Delayed chronic intracranial subdural hematoma complicating resection of a tanycytic thoracic ependymoma. / Maugeri, Rosario; Giugno, Antonella; Graziano, Francesca; Visocchi, Massimiliano; Giller, Cole A.; Iacopino, Domenico.
In: Surgical Neurology International, Vol. 7, 01.01.2016, p. S20-S22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Delayed chronic intracranial subdural hematoma complicating resection of a tanycytic thoracic ependymoma
AU - Maugeri, Rosario
AU - Giugno, Antonella
AU - Graziano, Francesca
AU - Visocchi, Massimiliano
AU - Giller, Cole A.
AU - Iacopino, Domenico
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Background: To demonstrate that the diagnosis of an intracranial subdural hematoma should be considered for patients presenting with acute or delayed symptoms of intracranial pathology following resection of a spinal tumor. Case Description: We present a case of a 57-year-old woman found to have a chronic subdural hematoma 1 month following resection of a thoracic extramedullary ependymoma. Evacuation of the hematoma through a burr hole relieved the presenting symptoms and signs. Resolution of the hematoma was confirmed with a computed tomography (CT) scan. Conclusion: Headache and other symptoms not referable to spinal pathology should be regarded as a warning sign of an intracranial subdural hematoma, and a CT scan of the head should be obtained. The mechanism of the development of the hematoma may be related to the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid with subsequent intracranial hypotension leading to an expanding subdural space and hemorrhage.
AB - Background: To demonstrate that the diagnosis of an intracranial subdural hematoma should be considered for patients presenting with acute or delayed symptoms of intracranial pathology following resection of a spinal tumor. Case Description: We present a case of a 57-year-old woman found to have a chronic subdural hematoma 1 month following resection of a thoracic extramedullary ependymoma. Evacuation of the hematoma through a burr hole relieved the presenting symptoms and signs. Resolution of the hematoma was confirmed with a computed tomography (CT) scan. Conclusion: Headache and other symptoms not referable to spinal pathology should be regarded as a warning sign of an intracranial subdural hematoma, and a CT scan of the head should be obtained. The mechanism of the development of the hematoma may be related to the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid with subsequent intracranial hypotension leading to an expanding subdural space and hemorrhage.
KW - Cerebrospinal fluid leakage
KW - chronic subdural hematoma
KW - thoracic ependymoma
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