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Acute hydrocephalus in an elderly woman with an aneurysm of the vein of Galen.

Abstract
A patient with a previously diagnosed vein of Galen aneurysm presented with acute hydrocephalus. This unusual case is described, and the possible pathogenesis of the condition is discussed. To our knowledge, this is the oldest patient yet described with this complication of vein of Galen aneurysm.
AuthorsJ V Rosenfeld, G C Fabinyi
JournalNeurosurgery (Neurosurgery) Vol. 15 Issue 6 Pg. 852-4 (Dec 1984) ISSN: 0148-396X [Print] United States
PMID6514158 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Brain (blood supply)
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
  • Intracranial Aneurysm (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Veins (surgery)

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