Acute Spontaneous Posterior Fossa Haemorrhage

by Lauren Harris and Patrick Grover

Non-traumatic posterior fossa haemorrhage accounts for approximately 10% of all intracranial haematomas, and 1.5% of all strokes. In the posterior fossa, a small amount of mass effect can have dramatic effects, due to its small volume. This can be due to immediate transmission of pressure to the brainstem, or via occlusion of the aqueduct of Sylvius or compression of the fourth ventricle, leading to acute obstructive hydrocephalus, with the risk of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009456482
• ISBN13: 9781009456487
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"