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| Year : 2020 | Volume
: 68
| Issue : 6 | Page : 1428--1430 |
Delayed Cerebral Infarction Following Trans-Sylvian Surgery for Craniopharyngioma Presenting as Status Epilepticus
DK Satpathy1, C Mitra1, P Samal2, SB Pattnaik3, BB Mohanty4, SD Acharya5
1 Department of Neurosurgery, BR Life Kalinga Superspeciality Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
2 Department of Neurology, BR Life Kalinga Superspeciality Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
3 Department of Pediatrics, BR Life Kalinga Superspeciality Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
4 Department of Critical Care Medicine, BR Life Kalinga Superspeciality Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
5 Department of Radiology, BR Life Kalinga Superspeciality Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. D K Satpathy
Consultant Neurosurgery, BR Life Kalinga Superspeciality Hospital, Bhubaneswar - 751 023, Odisha
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.304097
The postoperative period after craniopharyngioma surgery has a high likelihood of complications and its management can be challenging. We present the case of a 10-year-old boy who was operated for craniopharyngioma. In the postoperative period he developed lacunar infarct, endocrine disturbances, delayed vasospasm leading to cerebral infarction and status epilepticus. The likely cause of status epilepticus was likely delayed cerebral infarction compounded with dyselectrolytemia. We discuss the possible etiology of delayed cerebral infarction.
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