Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Spinal Subdural Hematoma : A Complication of Intracranial Surgery

  • Kim, Tae-Wan (Department of Neurosurgery, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital) ;
  • Heo, Wean (Department of Neurosurgery, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital) ;
  • Park, Hwa-Seung (Department of Neurosurgery, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital) ;
  • Rhee, Dong-Youl (Department of Neurosurgery, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital)
  • Published : 2006.01.30
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Abstract

Spinal subdural hematoma[SSDH] is rare disease. Furthermore, it rarely occurs as a complication of intracranial surgery. There are few case reports which describing SSDH after craniotomy. Although the exact pathogenetic mechanism is obscure, some investigators propose that downward migration of intracranial hematoma by the effect of gravity is one of the cause of SSDH, and which is commonly suggested. But others propose that cerebrospinal fluid[CSF] hypotension is an another possible mechanism In this paper, we report two cases of SSDH after clipping of an aneurysmal neck.

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