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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2015; 12(02): 152-155
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1569471
Case Report
Neurotrauma Society of India

Brainstem Hemorrhage after Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Vinu V. Gopal
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala
,
K. Mahadevan
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala
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29 April 2015

19 October 2015

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Abstract

Brainstem hemorrhage following evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma is extremely rare and its pathogenesis is unclear. In our case report, we present a rare case of brainstem hemorrhage following evacuation chronic subdural hematoma. Our patient was a 50-year-old man, with no comorbidities, presented with dorsal midbrain hemorrhage with ventricular extension and symptomatic progression of contralateral small chronic subdural hematoma following evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma. Contralateral subdural hematoma was evacuated and midbrain hemorrhage was managed conservatively. He was discharged with minimal neurologic deficit. Review of literature and pathogenesis of remote hemorrhage after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma were discussed.

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brainstem - hemorrhage - chronic - subdural
 

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