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Intracerebral hematoma after an intranasal ethmoidectomy has been rarely reported in the literature. This 56-year-old man presented with postoperative confusion. The cause is local injury.
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Türeyen, K. Intracerebral hematoma after intranasal ethmoidectomy. Neurocrit Care 1, 99–102 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1385/NCC:1:1:99
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