Giant cell arteritis and normal pressure hydrocephalus. A case report.
The first known case of association of giant cell arteritis and normal pressure hydrocephalus is described. The arteritis was cured with corticosteroid therapy while hydrocephalus required ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. The high protein content of cerebrospinal fluid of this patient is probably the pathogenetic mechanism of cerebrospinal fluid block, leading to occult obstructive hydrocephalus.
D000368:Aged; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications*; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D011241:Prednisone