Immediate postoperative death due to hypothalamic injury following surgery for craniopharyngioma
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2009
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
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Autonomic disturbances due to hypothalamic injury that result in postoperative death are rare complications following surgery for craniopharyngioma. We discuss the case of a child who died due to hypothalamic injury following radical excision of a multi-compartmental craniopharyngioma. Mechanisms and clinical manifestations of hypothalamic injury and ways to avoid this fatal complication are discussed. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Neurosciences & Neurology
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16 ,6;850-851