title: Hydrocephalus following spinal cord schwannoma resection.
abstract: We describe a patient who developed signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension immediately after complete excision of a benign spinal cord schwannoma located at C3-4. We also present a brief review of the literature on the association of hydrocephalus with spinal cord tumors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester, Medical Center, NY 14642-8670.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Bland
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*