1/49. Ruptured distal anterior choroidal artery aneurysm presenting with casting intraventricular haemorrhage.This report describes a rare case of a distal anterior choroidal artery aneurysm which developed intraventricular haemorrhage without subarachnoid haemorrhage as shown on computerized tomographic (CT) scan. A 69-year-old hypertensive man suddenly became unconscious. An emergency CT scan showed a severe intraventricular haemorrhage and a small round low-dense lesion within the haematoma at the right trigone. The haematoma with obstructive hydrocephalus made the lateral ventricles larger on the right than on the left. CT scan could not detect any subarachnoid haemorrhage. Right interal carotid angiography revealed a saccular aneurysm at the plexal point of the right anterior choroidal artery. We approached the aneurysm and the small round lesion through the trigone via a right temporo-occipital corticotomy. We could clip the aneurysmal neck and remove the intraventricular haematoma and the papillary cystic mass (corresponding to the small round lesion on CT scan) totally in one sitting. Histological examination revealed the aneurysm to be a true one and the papillary cystic mass to be a choroid plexus cyst.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/49. Severe factor v deficiency and neonatal intracranial haemorrhage: a case report.We report a case of severe factor V (FV) deficiency (<1%) associated with multiple episodes of intracranial bleeding which presented at birth. The clinical course was further complicated by the development of an inhibitor, episodes of sepsis and cardiac failure. The management using virally inactivated FFP and platelets is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/49. Unilateral posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in the neonatal period or later in infancy.Five infants who developed unilateral hydrocephalus associated with antenatal or perinatal intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in the neonatal period or later in infancy are reported. Unilateral hydrocephalus occurred following discharge home in four of our five cases, two of whom had been treated during the neonatal period with either serial lumbar punctures or punctures from a Rickham reservoir. An obstruction at the level of the foramen of Monro following a large subependymal matrix bleed appeared to be the underlying aetiology. These data suggest that infants who suffer a predominantly unilateral IVH, with or without parenchymal involvement, can subsequently develop unilateral hydrocephalus. Cranial ultrasound examinations should be repeated at regular intervals during the first year of life, as unilateral hydrocephalus can still develop after a period of apparent stabilization.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.125keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/49. Pineal apoplexy: an occurrence with no diagnostic clinicopathological features.Symptomatic pineal apoplexy unlike pituitary apoplexy is uncommon. A patient with an apoplectic pineal cyst, identified preoperatively using MRI and confirmed histologically presented with episodic syncope, and features of raised intracranial pressure, but no localizing neuro-ophthalmological signs. This case prompted a review of the clinicopathological features of pineal apoplexy. There are no diagnostic clinical features and the neuropathological associations of pineal region haemorrhage are diverse. There is no consistent clinicopathological syndrome of pineal apoplexy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.125keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/49. Spontaneous resolution of acute obstructive hydrocephalus in the neonate.Spontaneous resolution of acute hydrocephalus without aspiration of cerebral fluid is rare. In a neonate born at full term this has only been reported once before. We report on one further case that was caused by intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH). The probable mechanism is resolution of the acute haemorrhage in the region of the aqueduct, resulting in resolution of the hydrocephalus itself. The importance of considering conservative management of acute hydrocephalus in the clinically stable neonate is emphasised.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/49. Gliomatosis cerebri: pitfalls in diagnosis.We report two young patients with obscure presentations of gliomatosis cerebri. Initial CT scanning was inconclusive and in one case showed intraventricular haemorrhage, a feature not previously described. magnetic resonance imaging was required to show the lesions with greater definition; however, in both cases, a biopsy was needed to confirm the diagnosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.125keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/49. Hypothalamic tumour with haemorrhage.Haemorrhage in low-grade glioma is rare. A 4-year-old boy presented with sudden loss of consciousness. CT scan of his head revealed anterior third ventricular tumour with bleeding, intraventricular haemorrhage and hydrocephalus. The boy expired within 26 h of the onset of his illness, and an autopsy revealed a haemorrhagic juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma arising from the lateral hypothalamus with intraventricular haemorrhage. Intracranial tumour as the cause of sudden death and tumour with bleeding are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.75keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/49. Myomectomy during the first trimester associated with fetal limb anomalies and hydrocephalus in a twin pregnancy.OBJECTIVES: To present the complications of a twin pregnancy after first trimester myomectomy and to discuss the possible etiologic relationship. CASE REPORT: A 44-year-old primigravida with a dichorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancy underwent myomectomy in another hospital at 12 weeks' gestational age. At 28 weeks the patient was referred to our unit because of ventriculomegaly and limb anomalies in the second twin. The patient underwent a Caesarean section at 37 weeks of gestation delivering twin A, a healthy female weighing 3235 g and twin B, a female weighing 2810 g with hydrocephalus and limb anomalies (clubfeet and hypoplasia of the nails and terminal phalanges). The placenta from twin A was normal, but in the placenta of twin B haemorrhage, thrombosis and infarction were noted. CONCLUSIONS: Despite several reports of myomectomy in pregnancy without any problems for mother and fetus, the authors believe that myomectomy - especially in the first trimester - may be associated with the type of problems observed in the present case. The pathophysiological relationship between placental trauma and haemodynamic alterations as a possible cause of the malformations in twin B is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.125keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/49. Delayed presentation of post-traumatic aneurysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in a patient with spinal cord injury.STUDY DESIGN: A case report. OBJECTIVE: To present and discuss the case of a patient with serious head and spinal injuries who suffered delayed haemorrhage from a post-traumatic aneurysm of the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery following surgical treatment of vertebral fracture and hydrocephalus. SETTING: National spinal injuries Unit and Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, scotland, UK. methods: Clinical and radiological follow-up of the patient. RESULTS: The aneurysm was treated by coil occlusion of the right vertebral artery. Post-operative films showed that the aneurysm had been successfully obliterated. CONCLUSION: Post-traumatic cerebral aneurysms are very rare. Neurosurgical and rehabilitation teams need to be aware of this late treatable sequela of head injury.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.125keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/49. Intraventricular migration of a Rickham reservoir: endoscopic retrieval.CASE REPORT: An unusual case of the intraventricular migration of a Rickham reservoir in a child and its subsequent removal by endoscopy is described. A newborn boy presenting with hydrocephalus secondary to intraventricular haemorrhage, had a Rickham reservoir inserted through a frontal burr hole, made adjacent to the anterior fontanel. Later, serial CT scans of the brain over a 3-year period revealed progressive migration of the Rickham reservoir into the lateral ventricle and then into the third ventricle. As the ventricles were also enlarged, they were explored endoscopically and the Rickham reservoir was removed. DISCUSSION: Intracranial migration of a Rickham reservoir is rare. It is suggested that the placement of a small burr hole, away from the fontanels and growing sutures and the use of anchoring sutures to hold the reservoir to the periosteum are important steps in avoiding this unusual complication.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.125keywords = haemorrhage (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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