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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2016; 11(04): 447
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.145068
CASE REPORT

Delayed intracerebellar hemorrhage secondary to lumboperitoneal shunt insertion

Uygur Er
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Düzce University, Düzce
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Çetin Akyol
1   Neurosurgery Clinic, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital, Ankara
,
Murad Bavbek
1   Neurosurgery Clinic, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital, Ankara
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Aim of this paper is to present and discuss a case of a delayed cerebellar parenchymal hemorrhage developing after L/P shunt placement with a NPH patient. A hypertensive patient admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of NPH. The patient was placed a pressure adjustable L/P shunt without any surgical complication. He was discharged with an uneventful period. The patient was admitted to the emergency clinic of our hospital with a 1.5 × 1.5 cm diameter hematoma at the left cerebellar hemisphere on 2 days after his discharge. CSF drainage by an L/P shunt can generate intracerebellar hemorrhages especially in hypertensive patients.

Key-words:

Hydrocephalus - intracerebellar hemorrhage - lumboperitoneal shunt


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Article published online:
20 September 2022

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