MULTIPLE POSTOPERATIVE INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMAS REMOTE FROM THE SITE OF CRANIOTOMY

A postoperative haemorrhage is a common and serious complication of a neurosurgical procedure. It usually occurs at the site of the surgery, but on occasion a postoperative haematoma is found at a distance from the previous craniotomy. Multiple postoperative haemorrhages are extr emely rare. We report the case of a 63-year-old woman, operated on for the removal of a supratentorial astrocytoma, who developed in the ear ly post-operative period multiple bilateral intracerebral haematomas w ithout involvement of the surgical bed.