Spontaneous ventriculostomy in a patient with obstructive hydrocephalus
Spontaneous ventriculostomy related to progressive obstructive hydrocephalus is rare. Radiologic demonstration of such a phenomenon can be delineated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cine MRI. A 59-year-old woman with a known tectal glioma and symptoms of chronic hydrocephalus developed pro...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Acta neurochirurgica 2005-02, Vol.147 (2), p.219; discussion 219-220 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Spontaneous ventriculostomy related to progressive obstructive hydrocephalus is rare. Radiologic demonstration of such a phenomenon can be delineated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cine MRI.
A 59-year-old woman with a known tectal glioma and symptoms of chronic hydrocephalus developed progressively worsening headaches. During follow-up, she noted spontaneous relief of her headaches. Follow-up cine MRI demonstrated a spontaneous ventriculostomy via the floor of the third ventricle.
Clinicians should be aware of spontaneous ventriculostomy demonstrable on cine MRI because it may obviate the need for a CSF diversion procedure. |
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ISSN: | 0001-6268 0942-0940 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00701-004-0401-6 |