Diffuse cerebral vasospasm following resection of a hypoglossal schwannoma in a child

Abstract Diffuse cerebral vasospasm is a rare complication following tumour resection. This phenomenon seems to be even rarer in the paediatric population and more so following resections of posterior fossa tumours. Here we report diffuse cerebral vasospasm in a child with hypoglossal nerve Schwanno...

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Published inBritish journal of neurosurgery Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 541 - 543
Main Authors Afshari, Fardad T., Fitzgerald, James J., Higgins, J. Nicholas, Garnett, Matthew R., Fernandes, Helen M., Santarius, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa Healthcare 01.08.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Cerebral Angiography - methods
Child
Clinical outcomes
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Milrinone - therapeutic use
Neurilemmoma - surgery
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nimodipine - therapeutic use
Pediatrics
Postoperative Complications - diagnosis
Postoperative Complications - drug therapy
Tumors
Vasospasm, Intracranial - diagnosis
Vasospasm, Intracranial - drug therapy
Vasospasm, Intracranial - etiology
vasospasm
delayed ischaemic neurological deficit
schwannoma
posterior fossa
paediatric
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Summary:Abstract Diffuse cerebral vasospasm is a rare complication following tumour resection. This phenomenon seems to be even rarer in the paediatric population and more so following resections of posterior fossa tumours. Here we report diffuse cerebral vasospasm in a child with hypoglossal nerve Schwannoma eight days following resection of the tumour.
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ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.3109/02688697.2013.865705