Open AccessDelayed awakening with apnea as a sign of cerebellar hemorrhage after vestibular schwannoma surgery: A case report
Author(s) -
Nakadate Yosuke,
Fukasawa Eri,
Ikemoto Kodai,
Matsukawa Takashi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3622
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , surgery , complication , vestibular system , apnea , anesthesia , radiology
Cerebellar hemorrhage after surgery is a rare but critical complication requiring prompt diagnosis and intervention. However, anesthetics can mask most brain compression signs. Prolonged coma with apnea after tumor resection under general anesthesia may indicate the need for prompt imaging to detect or exclude cerebellar lesions.