Precedence of Parenchymal Enhancement on CT Angiography to a Fatal Duret Hemorrhage

• Published in: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 380 - 382
• Main Authors: Sim, Ki-Bum, Na, Dong Gyu, Park, Ji Kang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: CT; Duret hemorrhage

We report a case of fatal duret hemorrhage (DH) in a patient with acute tentorial subdural hematoma and bilateral chronic subdural hematoma along the cerebral hemispheres. Preoperative CT angiography (CTA) revealed prominent parenchymal enhancement in the ventral pontomesencephalic area. After burr-...