Korean J Anesthesiol.  1981 Jun;14(2):214-219.

Residual Epidual and Subural Hematoma in the Occipital Area

• Lee SJ
• Chung L
• An DA
• Kim IH

Abstract

In a 8 year-old boy who had epidural hematoma in the occipital area, had an episode of dislodgement of the endotracheal tube due to improper position. After operation, there were drowsy consciousness, irregular respiration, apnea, absence of cough reflex and swallowing reflex. Then these was no improvement in spite of treatment, and because of this hypoxic encephalopathy was diagnosed. WE suspected there might be some pathologic lesion volving the respiratory center and lower cranial nerves. CT scanning was performed and the result was diagnosed with epidural hematoma and subdural hematoma in the posterior fossa. The patient was reoperated.

MeSH Terms

Apnea
Child
Consciousness
Cough
Cranial Nerves
Deglutition
Hematoma*
Hematoma, Subdural
Humans
Hypoxia, Brain
Male
Reflex
Respiration
Respiratory Center
Tomography, X-Ray Computed