Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia causing obstructive hydrocephalus and cerebellar edema due to fourth ventricular obstruction
| Autor: | Neville W. Knuckey, Stephen Honeybul, Sharon Lee, Abdurrahman Raeiq, Timothy J Phillips |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
RD1-811 Obstructive hydrocephalus 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Angiopathy Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ectasia medicine Cerebellar edema RC346-429 business.industry Obstructive Hydrocephalus Optimal treatment medicine.disease Hydrocephalus Shunt (medical) Fourth ventricle Surgery Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Neurology (clinical) Radiology business Cerebral dolichoectasia 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, Vol 25, Iss, Pp 101135-(2021) |
| ISSN: | 2214-7519 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.inat.2021.101135 |
| Popis: | Cerebral dolichoectasia is an angiopathy involved in a variety of clinical presentations. Patients can rarely present with hydrocephalus as a result of ectatic vessels. We report the case of a 49-year-old male with cerebral dolichoectasia who presented with rare complications of obstructive hydrocephalus, and to our knowledge, a previously unreported cause of fourth ventricular obstruction and cerebellar edema. He represented a diagnostic challenge and after a prolonged admission he was treated successfully with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The underlying causes and rarity of diagnosis of cerebral dolichoectasia remain a significant barrier in the optimal treatment of patients as they are often treated for their immediate clinical problem with no definitive treatment for the underlying pathology. |
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