Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Traumatic Intracerebellar Hematomas

외상성 소뇌내 혈종들

  • Kim, Young-Dae (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Park, Hyung-Ki (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Chang, Jae-Chil (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Choi, Soon-Kwan (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Byun, Park-Jang (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University)
  • 김용대 (순천향대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 박형기 (순천향대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 장재칠 (순천향대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 조성진 (순천향대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 최순관 (순천향대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 변박장 (순천향대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.03.31
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Abstract

Objective: We report six patients with traumatic intracerebellar hematomas between 1997 and 2003 at our hospitals. Methods: Each data about patients' clinicoradiologic findings, management, and outcomes, which were retrospectively reviewed. Results: All patients had skull fracture on occiput and five patients with large hematomas(three cm or greater) were operated on. In the results of surgery, three patients were good outcome but two patients were fatal due to compression of brain stem. One patient with small hematoma (1.5cm) was treated conservatively and recovered. Conclusion: In our cases, the clinical course and prognosis of traumatic intracerebellar hematoma were grave. The results of this study support that early diagnosis based on strict observation in patients with occipital fracture will lead to best results.

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