Abstract
Spontaneous cerebellar haemorrhage following spinal surgery is rare, with fewer than
20 patients reported in the literature. We present a 70-year-old woman who underwent
a L5–S1 posterior lumbar interbody fusion for spondylolisthesis. Intraoperatively,
an incidental durotomy occurred and was repaired uneventfully. A large amount of serosanguinous
fluid was noted in the subfascial drain post-operatively. The patient became increasingly
drowsy 36 hours later. She was subsequently found to have bilateral cerebellar haemorrhages
with associated non-communicating hydrocephalus.
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Publication history
Accepted:
March 24,
2009
Received:
February 17,
2009
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