Primary Intracerebral Haematoma Evacuation: A Case Report
Tomaz Velnar *
Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia.
Gorazd Bunc
Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is one of the most devastating types of stroke, leading to disability and high mortality rate. Besides blood pressure reduction and intensive medical and surgical treatment, immediate coagulopathy reversal is vital. On the other hand, the haemostatic disturbances may contribute to improve the recovery. We describe the evacuation of intracerebral hemorrhage with the insertion of external ventricular drainage in a patient suffering from deep hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage and haematocephalus.
Keywords: Intracerebral haematoma, haematocephalus, bleeding, external ventricular drainage, bleeding disorders.