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Obstructive hydrocephalus caused by an abnormal vein in the aqueduct. Case report.

Abstract
A case is reported of aqueductal stenosis caused by an abnormal draining vein and demonstrated by computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt relieved the patient's progressive headaches.
AuthorsA Watanabe, R Ishii, M Kamada, Y Suzuki, K Hirano, H Okamura
JournalJournal of neurosurgery (J Neurosurg) Vol. 75 Issue 6 Pg. 960-2 (Dec 1991) ISSN: 0022-3085 [Print] United States
PMID1941125 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Cerebral Aqueduct (blood supply, pathology, surgery)
  • Cerebral Veins (abnormalities, surgery)
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
  • Constriction, Pathologic (complications)
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus (etiology, surgery)
  • Male

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