The First Case of Kernohan-Woltman Notch Phenomenon Caused by Epidural Hematoma in a Pediatric Patient

ÖZTÜRK S., Ozturk Y., Ocal O.

PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, vol.52, no.3, pp.181-184, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000474945
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.181-184
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Kernohan-Woltman notch phenomenon ( KWNP) is an ipsilateral motor weakness due to compression of the contralateral cerebral peduncle. Most of the KWNP cases reported have been due to subdural hematomas, intracranial space-occupying lesions, and spontaneous bleeding of vascular malformations. In this study, we present the first pediatric case of KWNP caused by a traumatic epidural hematoma. Although subdural hematomas are the most frequent rea-son for KWNP, epidural hematomas may cause paradoxical ipsilateral signs not only in adults but also in pediatric patients. (C) 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel