Fig. 1

A 56-year-old female presented with intraventricular haemorrhage managed by right-sided external ventricular drain (EVD). Left: axial CT scan before insertion of EVD drain shows blood is filling the left ventricle and dilating both lateral ventricle, third and fourth ventricles with left basal caudate intra-cerebral haematoma. According to Graeb’s grading system intraventricular haemorrhage graded as severe with score 9. Right: axial CT scan 7 days after EVD drain insertion shows the end of the drain is seen inserted into the frontal horn of the right lateral ventricle with near-complete drainage of intraventricular blood (successful drainage) and decrease in size of left caudate intra-cerebral haematoma