Cerebellar herniation and infarction as a complication of an occult postoperative lumbar dural defect.

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  • R T Andrews
  • T M Koci
چکیده

A patient who underwent lumbar spine surgery sustained an occult dural injury. After unrecognized suction drainage of cerebrospinal fluid through a surgical drain, caudal herniation of the cerebellum with superior cerebellar infarction developed. This mechanism should be considered in patients in whom acute mental status changes develop after spinal surgery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 16 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995