Hydrocephalus, lumbar canal stenosis and Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type 6). Case report.
A case of communicating hydrocephalus and lumbar canal stenosis in a child with mucopolysaccharidosis type 6 is reported. We review the literature and discuss the aetiology of communicating hydrocephalus in this condition.
Sheridan
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Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown NSW, Australia.
Chaseling
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Johnston
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D001099:Arachnoid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007796:Laminectomy; D008022:Ligaments / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009087:Mucopolysaccharidosis VI / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications*; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates