Hydrocephalus following iophendylate injection myelography with spontaneous resolution: case report and review.
A 62-year-old patient developed severe adhesive spinal arachnoiditis and hydrocephalus with papilledema following iophendylate injection myelography. Papilledema and hydrocephalus resolved spontaneously. The possible mechanism for hydrocephalus is discussed and the literature reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007481:Iophendylate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000139:chemically induced; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000139:chemically induced; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007462:Iodobenzenes; D007481:Iophendylate