Otitic Hydrocephalus or Obstructive Hydrocephalus?
Dear Editor: I came across the article entitled “Fatal Otitic Hydrocephalus Due to Sinus Thrombosis : A Case Report”, and I would like to thank the authors for sharing their experience with this case.
Nathaniel Yang
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Multiple supratentorial subependymomas causing obstructive hydrocephalus [PDF]
Introduction Subependymomas are benign intraventricular tumours that most often occur asymptomatically and are found incidentally on autopsy. Symptomatic examples requiring surgical intervention are exceedingly rare.
Jason, Schroeder +3 more
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Targeted tumor resection to reestablish cerebrospinal fluid flow in the setting of a pediatric third ventricular glioma with obstructive hydrocephalus [PDF]
Avi Stern +5 more
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Rapid Deterioration and Fatal Outcomes in Colloid Cyst-Induced Obstructive Hydrocephalus: A Case Report [PDF]
Abdullah Basnawi, Alaa Alustath
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Acute Hydrocephalus Associated with Streptococcus anginosus Meningitis
Introduction: Meningitis-related acute hydrocephalus is rare, challenging to diagnose, and has a high mortality rate. Case description: Here we describe the case of a 76-year-old patient diagnosed with bacterial meningitis who developed acute ...
Masako Sakurai +4 more
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Obstructive hydrocephalus results from an obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid flow from the ventricular spaces to the subarachnoid space. Imaging findings will demonstrate enlarged ventricular volumes above the location of the obstruction and normal ventricular volumes below.
David R. Santiago-Dieppa +1 more
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Nonsurgical treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus by face-down positioning: Report of four cases
Background: Transient obstructive hydrocephalus is a rare condition. Previous case reports have described spontaneous resolution of obstructive hydrocephalus, although the entire mechanism has not yet been clarified.
Takeshi Ogura +4 more
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Obstructive Infantile Hydrocephalus Secondary to Meningoventriculitis: A Case Report
Obstructive infantile hydrocephalus may arise due to anatomic or functional obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid flow. Obstruction of the aqueduct of sylvius (aqueductal stenosis) causes dilation of the lateral and third ventricles, while the size of the ...
Rupesh Raut +4 more
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Neocortical tissue recovery in severe congenital obstructive hydrocephalus after intraventricular administration of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In obstructive congenital hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid accumulation is associated with high intracranial pressure and the presence of periventricular edema, ischemia/hypoxia, damage of the white matter, and glial reactions in the ...
Cifuentes, Manuel +12 more
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