title: [Possibilities of differential diagnosis for positive ventriculography in children (author's transl)].
abstract: On the basis of 112 positive ventriculographies showing enlargement of the ventrical system in children and adolescents and excluding supratentorial processes, the possibilities and limitations of ventriculographic differential diagnosis were presented. Pathognomonic findings were found in inflammatory aquaduct occlusions and in meningoceles combined with hydrocephaly. In neoplastic or otherwise induced ventricular enlargement, statements can be made only in regard to the localization and often to the extent of the process. In spite of these limitations, the advantages of the positive contrast are obvious.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Differentialdiagnostische Möglichkeiten der positiven Ventrikulographie im Kindsalter