title: Symptomatic cystic dilatation of V ventricle: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of V ventricular cystic dilatation, presenting with specific neurological symptoms including low back pain, bilateral sciatica, weakness of dorsiflexion, and urinary retention. MRI showed a large cystic dilatation of the ventriculus terminalis. Surgical fenestration of the cyst allowed complete relief from symptoms and remission of the neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Division, S. Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Agrillo
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Tirendi
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Nardi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology