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Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Leading to Raised Intracranial Pressure Hydrocephalus in a Patient with Aqueduct Stenosis

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
We present the case of a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and hypoventilation syndrome who had hydrocephalus and acquired aqueduct stenosis. A link between these conditions in our patient is postulated. We discuss the mechanisms through
Hilary McLoughlin, Gearoid Coughlin, Iftikhar Nadeem, Emma Burke   +3 more
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Large Aneurysm of Basilar Artery Tip Mimicking Midbrain Tumor and Causing Unilateral Obstructive Hydrocephalus: a Case Report and Technical Note

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2020
Cerebral ventricular system is a sporadic location of intracranial aneurysms including those of basilar artery tip. Treatment of such aneurysms remains challenging regardless of endovascular or microsurgical techniques applied.
Vladimir Kalousek, Bruno Splavski, Vili Beroš, Branimir Čulo, Filip Vrban, Ante Rotim, Krešimir Rotim   +6 more
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A Prospective Study and Analysis of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: Their Indication and Complication in a Single Tertiary Care Center

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022
Background Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion is routinely performed for the treatment of hydrocephalus due to different indications like congenital, infective, tumor, posttraumatic, and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).
Barnava Pal, Sambuddha Dhar, Anurag Sahu, Sumita Kumari, Kulwant Singh, Kamalpreet Kaur Bhaikhel, Shrish Nalin, Ashvamedh Singh, Rahul Singh   +8 more
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Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia induced hydrocephalus: the water-hammer effect

Clinics and Practice, 2015
Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia is a clinical entity associated rarely with obstructive hydrocephalus. We present a 48-year old male with a profound dilatation of the ventricular system due to a dolichoectatic basilar artery, as appeared in imaging ...
Vaso Zisimopoulou, Aikaterini Ntouniadaki, Panagiotis Aggelidakis, Anna Siatouni, Stylianos Gatzonis, Antonios Tavernarakis   +5 more
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Fetal and postnatal MRI findings of Blake pouch remnant causing obstructive hydrocephalus

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Blake pouch remnant, also known as Blake pouch cyst or persistent Blake pouch, is a posterior fossa embryologic anomaly that is often seen in isolation with most affected patients being asymptomatic.
Usha D. Nagaraj, MD, Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD, Maria A. Calvo-Garcia, MD, Sudhakar Vadivelu, DO, Charu Venkatesan, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Microdeletion 9q22.3 syndrome includes metopic craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, macrosomia, and developmental delay [PDF]

, 2012
Basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS), also known as Gorlin syndrome (OMIM #109400) is a well‐described rare autosomal dominant condition due to haploinsufficiency of PTCH1 .
Boonen, Cajaiba, Chen, de Ravel, Derwinska, Evans, Farrell, Fujii, Hahn, Haniffa, Kent, Kimonis, Kroes, L'Hermine, Lei, Midro, Musani, Nowakowska, Olivieri, Paoloni-Giacobino, Redon, Robb, Sekhon, Shimkets, Shimojima, Slater, Slavotinek, Wicking, Wilkinson, Yamamoto, Ying   +30 more
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A case of acute acquired obstructive hydrocephalus in a cat with suspected ischaemic cerebellar infarct

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2017
Case summary A case of acquired acute obstructive hydrocephalus that developed as a complication of an ischaemic infarct in the vascular territory of the rostral cerebellar artery is described in an adult domestic shorthair cat.
Francesca Raimondi, Filipa Lourinho, Harry Scott, Nadia Shihab   +3 more
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The impact of emergent suboccipital craniectomy upon outcome & prognosis of massive cerebellar infarction: A single institutional study

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021
Objective: The dilemma of management of post-ischemic cerebellar massive swelling is still debatable. This study focuses on the usefulness and prognosticators influencing its surgical outcome in a locality with limited resources.
Mohamed Abdelbari Mattar, Hala Maher, Wael K. Zakaria   +2 more
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Preoperative neurogenic pulmonary edema: A dilemma for decision making

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2012
Neurogenic pulmonary edema may be a less-recognized consequence of obstructive hydrocephalus. The authors report a patient with acute obstructive hydrocephalus due to cerebellar metastatic lesion, who presented with neurogenic pulmonary edema.
Siva Kumar Reddy Lakkireddigari, Padmaja Durga, Madhukar Nayak, Gopinath Ramchandran   +3 more
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Transient diabetes insipidus post endoscopic third ventriculostomy: Case report and literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020
Background: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a procedure commonly used to relieve obstructive hydrocephalus. A very small percentage of patients suffers from transient or permanent hormonal disturbances following this procedure.Case Description ...
Shadi Bsat, Tarek Sunna, Hani Chanbour, Houssein Darwish   +3 more
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