INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE FROM A MENINGIOMA IN A PATIENT RECEIVING ASPIRIN PROPHYLAXIS - A CASE-REPORT

A case of acute subdural haematoma originating spontaneously from an a ngiomatous meningioma in a patient receiving prophylactic aspirin ther apy is presented. To the best of our knowledge no comparable case and no discussion of possible complications of aspirin prophylaxis in pati ents with brain tumours have been published. Possible reasons and clin ical significance of this complication are discussed. This observation questions the suitability of aspirin as prophylaxis for vascular dise ase in patients with meningiomas.