Delayed Vasospasm after Removal of a Skull Base Meningioma^[*]

Introduction

Cerebral vasospasm is a well-known clinical entity associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury.[1] [2] In rare instances, vasospasm has been reported to occur after tumor resections, more specifically after skull base tumor removal.[3] [4] [5] We report a rare case of a patient presenting with delayed clinical and angiographic vasospasm, 14 days after the removal of a hyperostotic meningioma of the right sphenoid wing.

^* This article was originally published online in Central European Neurosurgery on November 22, 2010 (DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1267245)

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