Korean J Cerebrovasc Surg.  2008 Sep;10(3):454-458.

Remote Cerebellar Hemorrhage After Surgery for an Unruptured Aneurysm

• Baek IH
• Park KY
• Lee JW
• Huh SK

Abstract

We report here on 2 cases of remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) that developed after surgery for supratentorial unruptured aneurysm. In both cases, cerebral angiography was performed to diagnose the aneurysms and then screening was conducted for determining if there were any previous bleeding tendencies and comorbidities. After surgery, computed tomography (CT) was immediately performed to check for postoperative hemorrhage or infarction, and the images showed cerebellar hemorrhage that was relatively far away from the surgical site. We present the similarities of the 2 patients' preoperative angiography and CT and their perioperative blood pressure, and we discuss these findings to illuminate the pathophysiology of RCH.

Keyword

Aneurysm surgery; Cerebellar hemorrhage; Venous infarction

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Angiography
Blood Pressure
Cerebral Angiography
Comorbidity
Hemorrhage
Infarction
Mass Screening
Postoperative Hemorrhage