# Delayed cerebellar hemorrhage after burr hole drainage of a chronic subdural hematoma

**Authors:** Abdelkarim Shimi, Nabil Elbakouri, Brahim Bechri, Ali Derkaoui, Mohamed Agouri, Mohammed Khatouf

PMC · DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.421.6365 · 2015-04-29

## TL;DR

A rare case of delayed cerebellar hemorrhage following burr hole drainage of a chronic subdural hematoma is reported, highlighting diagnostic and etiopathogenic aspects.

## Contribution

This paper presents a rare clinical case and discusses the diagnostic and etiopathogenic features of delayed cerebellar hemorrhage after burr hole drainage.

## Key findings

- Delayed cerebellar hemorrhage can occur after burr hole drainage of a chronic subdural hematoma.
- The case had an unfavorable outcome, emphasizing the severity of this rare complication.
- The paper discusses possible diagnostic and pathogenic mechanisms for this complication.

## Abstract

L'hémorragie cérébelleuse à distance du site de la chirurgie ou remote cerebellar hemorrhage constitue une complication rare de la chirurgie intracranienne. la survenue d'une hémorragie cérébelleuse a distance dans les suites d'un drainage d'un hématome sous dural par trou de trépan reste un événement très rare. Nous rapportons le cas d'un patient ayant présenté ce syndrome après drainage d'un hématome sous dural chronique par trou de trépan avec évolution défavorable. Nous discutons à travers cette observation, les aspects diagnostics et étiopathogéniques de cette complication.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** cerebellar hemorrhage (MESH:D020201), diabete de type II (MESH:D003924), bilan d'hemostase (MESH:C538319), convulsive tonico-clonique (MESH:D012640), hemiparesie (MESH:D010291), l'hypotonie cerebrale (MESH:D009123), hypotension (MESH:D007022), subdural hematoma (MESH:D006408), agitation (MESH:D011595), coma (MESH:D003128), coagulation (MESH:D001778),  (MESH:D020200),  (MESH:D002526),  (MESH:D020300),  (MESH:D011183)
- **Chemicals:** metformine (MESH:D008687), lendemain (-), mannitol (MESH:D008353), diazepam (MESH:D003975)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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