Central Herniation Induced by Craniotomy Prompting Air Replacement for Subdural Fluid Collection Due to Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypovolemia

The authors report the case of a 31-year-old man who developed neck pain and headache 2 months after the uncomplicated resection of a cervical schwannoma. MR imaging revealed infratentorial subdural fluid collections and obstructive hydrocephalus associated with cervical pseudomeningocele. The clinical symptoms, subdural fluid collections, and ventricular dilation resolved after surgical correction of the pseudomeningocele. This report emphasizes that hydrocephalus may be related to disorders of cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics induced by cervical pseudomeningocele. In these rare cases, both the hydrocephalus and the symptoms are resolved by the simple correction of the pseudomeningocele.

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Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Extraperitoneal Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection

Pediatric Neurosurgery ◽

10.1159/000121117 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 160-163 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

N. Nairn-Ur-Rahman ◽

Abdulhakim Jamjoom ◽

Zain Alabedeen Jamjoom

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Fluid Collection

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Spontaneous Subdural Fluid Collection Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Subdural Hygroma or External Hydrocephalus?

Neurocritical Care ◽

10.1007/s12028-014-0017-5 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 312-315 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Naif M. Alotaibi ◽

Christopher D. Witiw ◽

Menno R. Germans ◽

R. Loch Macdonald

Keyword(s):

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Fluid Collection ◽

Subdural Fluid Collection ◽

Subdural Hygroma ◽

External Hydrocephalus

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Parapharyngeal cerebrospinal fluid collection: an unusual complication of temporal bone fracture

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215110002409 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 125 (3) ◽

pp. 321-323

Author(s):

C Kirton ◽

A Guidera

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Literature Review ◽

Airway Obstruction ◽

Temporal Bone ◽

Bone Fracture ◽

Fluid Collection ◽

Upper Airway ◽

Upper Airway Obstruction ◽

Unusual Complication ◽

Temporal Bone Fracture

AbstractObjective:We present an unusual case of parapharyngeal cerebrospinal fluid collection causing upper airway obstruction following a temporal bone fracture.Method:Case report and literature review of temporal bone fracture associated with parapharyngeal cerebrospinal fluid collection.Results:A 19-year-old man presented with cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea and temporal bone fracture following a head injury. He was discharged after 48 hours of observation. The patient returned within 6 hours with sudden unilateral neck swelling and stridor after blowing his nose. Flexible nasendoscopy and computed tomography showed extrinsic compression of the pharynx, with partial upper airway obstruction. A literature review using Pubmed™ and Medline™ identified no previously reported cases of parapharyngeal cerebrospinal fluid collection associated with temporal bone fracture.Conclusion:This case illustrates a previously undescribed complication of temporal bone fracture. Raised intracranial pressure in the presence of a cerebrospinal fluid fistula may lead to airway obstruction, following temporal bone fracture.

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