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Remote Cerebellar Haemorrhage after Spinal Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Tarkan Calisaneller ,
Cem Yilmaz ,
Ozkan Ozger ,
Hakan Caner  and
Nur Altinors
Tarkan Calisaneller
Affiliation:
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Baskent University, Beyin Cerrahisi B-blok zemin kat, Hoca Cihan Mahallesi, Saray caddesi, Konya, Turkey
Cem Yilmaz
Affiliation:
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Baskent University, Beyin Cerrahisi B-blok zemin kat, Hoca Cihan Mahallesi, Saray caddesi, Konya, Turkey
Ozkan Ozger
Affiliation:
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Baskent University, Beyin Cerrahisi B-blok zemin kat, Hoca Cihan Mahallesi, Saray caddesi, Konya, Turkey
Hakan Caner
Affiliation:
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Baskent University, Beyin Cerrahisi B-blok zemin kat, Hoca Cihan Mahallesi, Saray caddesi, Konya, Turkey
Nur Altinors
Affiliation:
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Baskent University, Beyin Cerrahisi B-blok zemin kat, Hoca Cihan Mahallesi, Saray caddesi, Konya, Turkey
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Remote cerebellar haemorrhage (RCH) is a rare but potentially lethal complication of spinal surgery resulting from inadvertent opening of the dura. The precise mechanism of this type of haemorrhage remains undetermined. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may show a ‘Zebra sign’ representing the horizontal curvilinear configuration of haemorrhage between the cerebellar folia.

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Peer Reviewed Letter
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 4 , November 2007 , pp. 483 - 484
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2007

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