Spontaneous Intracranial Epidural Hematoma Following Thoracolumbar Schwannoma Removal.

Lim, Byung Cheol; Park, Hyang Kwon; Song, Jun Hyeok; Kim, Myung Hyun; Shin, Kyu Man; Park, Dong Been; Kim, Sung Hak

Case Report

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2002;31(1): 78-81.

Byung Cheol Lim, Hyang Kwon Park, Jun Hyeok Song, Myung Hyun Kim, Kyu Man Shin, Dong Been Park, Sung Hak Kim

Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

ABSTRACT

We report a case of spontaneous intracranial epidural hematoma following the intraoperative course of a patient who had undergone surgical removal of a thoracolumbar schwannoma in olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy. To our knowledge there is no reported case in which the thoracolumbar schwannoma removal was followed by such a complication. Mechanical events leading to this complication are unclear. Abnormal results of a neurological examination in the early postoperative period should suggest this possibility.

Key Words: Schwannoma; Olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy; Spontaneous intracranial epidural hematoma