{"id":"a3c0c97e-459e-43aa-a46a-562e7640606b","slug":"malignant-middle-cerebral-artery-infarction-following-subacute-subdural-hematoma-a-case-report-and-literature-review","title":"Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction following subacute subdural hematoma: A case report and literature review","authors":["Saad Moughal","Micaela Uberti","Alaa Al-Mousa","Salem Al-Dwairy","Anan Shtaya","Erlick Pereira"],"abstract":"Background: Subacute subdural hematomas (ASDH) are only treated surgically when they cause mass effect significant enough to give symptoms. Rarely, sub-ASDH may cause enough pressure to result in a malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory infarction. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is the last resort to reduce intracranial pressure following malignant MCA infarction. Herein, we review the literature and describe a case of MCA/posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territories infarction following drainage of a sub-ASDH that was treated with DC with good outcome. Case Description: We report a case of malignant right-sided MCA/PCA infarction in a 62-year-old man who presented with progressive headache following a cycling incident leading to a head injury. Initial CT head demonstrated a small right ASDH. He had no neurological deficit, headache settled on analgesia, and there was no expansion of the SDH on the repeat CT; therefore, he was managed conservatively. He was admitted 6-days later with worsening headaches and hyponatremia. Repeat CT revealed an increase in size of the hematoma and mass effect leading to a mini-craniotomy and evacuation of hematoma. He developed left-sided hemiplegia, slurred speech and hyponatremia, and CT head demonstrated a right-sided MCA/PCA infarction with significant mass effect. He underwent emergent DC and subsequent cranioplasty and ultimately recovered to mRS of 2. Conclusion: SDH are frequent neurosurgical entities. Malignant MCA/PCA strokes following mini-craniotomies are rare but need to be considered especially during the consent process.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/a3c0c97e-459e-43aa-a46a-562e7640606b/featured/hero-1781562641125.png","publishDate":"2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_838_2020","categories":["General Neurosurgery","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/10646/SNI-12-105.pdf"}