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Cerebellar haemorrhage as a complication after supratentorial craniotomy

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Four cases are presented, in whom cerebellar haemorrhages appeared as a complication following supratentorial craniotomy for a giant aneurysm, for tumours in three cases. Two patients died. Intracranial hypotension in combination with disturbed blood coagulation is discussed as possible pathogenesis. Because this seems to be a rare complication-similar cases have not yet been described in the literature-its timely diagnosis may be missed.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    A. König & H. -D. Herrmann

  2. Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    R. Laas

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König, A., Laas, R. & Herrmann, H.D. Cerebellar haemorrhage as a complication after supratentorial craniotomy. Acta neurochir 88, 104–108 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01404145

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