Cerebellar hemorrhage as a complication of temporal lobectomy for refractory medial temporal epilepsy: report of three cases

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2004 Jun;62(2B):519-22. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000300026. Epub 2004 Jul 20.

Abstract

Cerebellar hemorrhage is listed among the potential complications following neurosurgical procedures. In this scenario it is usually reported as a rare condition. However, it seems that epilepsy surgery patients are somewhat more prone to this kind of complication, compared to other surgical groups. Head positioning, excessive cerebral spinal fluid draining and the excision of non-expanding encephalic tissue (or combinations among the three) are likely to be cause underlying remote cerebellar hemorrhage. Out of the 118 ATL/AH performed at our institution, between 1996 and 2002, we identified 3 (2.5%) patients presenting with cerebellar hemorrhage. We report on such cases and review the literature on the topic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anterior Temporal Lobectomy*
  • Cerebellar Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebellar Diseases / etiology*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed