Split-brain syndrome after subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Abbuehl, Lena Simone; Lippert, Julian; Hakim, Arsany (2024). Split-brain syndrome after subarachnoid haemorrhage. BMJ case reports, 17(1) BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bcr-2023-258538

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We present the case of a patient with extensive ischaemia of the corpus callosum (CC) including all its anatomical subdivisions, caused by a ruptured aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA). This resulted in subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and subsequently in cerebral vasospasm. The aneurysm was coiled, the vasospasm treated with repetitive intra-arterial spasmolysis and the patient then received intensive neurorehabilitative care. The case is an example of ischaemic infarction, which happens rarely in the CC after SAH, and even more rarely affects the CC along its entire length. The case is further remarkable for the resulting nearly complete and isolated split-brain syndrome: CC disconnection syndromes are only exceptionally seen after vascular callosal damage because they are most often overshadowed by symptoms resulting from coaffected adjacent brain areas.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology

UniBE Contributor:

Abbühl, Lena Simone, Lippert, Julian Peter, Hakim, Arsany

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1757-790X

Publisher:

BMJ Publishing Group

Language:

English

Submitter:

Chantal Kottler

Date Deposited:

30 Jan 2024 07:16

Last Modified:

30 Jan 2024 07:16

Publisher DOI:

10.1136/bcr-2023-258538

PubMed ID:

38272506

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Neurology Stroke

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/192222

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/192222

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