Intracerebral hemorrhage complicating cervical "hourglass" schwannoma removal - Case report

The authors report a case of infra- and supratentorial intracerebral hemorr hage complicating the postoperative course of a patient who had undergone s urgical removal of a cervical schwannoma with an hourglass configuration. T o their knowledge, this is the first case in which this neurosurgical proce dure was followed by such a complication. Possible mechanisms are discussed ; however, pathological events lending to this complication are unclear. Th e development of new neurological deficits not attributable to the surgical procedure should suggest this possibility.