Burr hole craniostomy with closed-system drainage is an effective and common neurosurgical procedure to manage chronic subdural hematoma. Postoperative hem-orrhage, a well-known but infrequent complication, may result in increased neurolog-ical deficits. However, hyperacute intramembranous hemorrhage within the inner and outer membrane of hematoma after burr hole craniostomy with irrigation and closed-system drainage has not been described previously. Herein, we report a case of postoperative spontaneous hyperacute intramembranous hemorrhage after burr hole craniostomy with closed-system drainage to manage a chronic subdural hematoma; we subsequently discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms and review the relevant literature.