Posttraumatic cerebellar infarction

Br J Neurosurg. 1995;9(5):683-6. doi: 10.1080/02688699550040990.

Abstract

We report an 18-year-old patient who presented with delayed neurological deterioration secondary to posttraumatic cerebellar infarction. Management by ventricular drainage and posterior fossa decompression resulted in a good outcome. The absence of a demonstrable structural vascular lesion makes this case apparently unique. The possible aetiology, pathogenesis and management of this condition are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / etiology
  • Cerebellum / blood supply*
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Infarction / surgery*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
  • Craniotomy
  • Female
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Head Injuries, Closed / complications*
  • Head Injuries, Closed / diagnostic imaging
  • Head Injuries, Closed / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed