Chronic childhood hydrocephalus associated with cavernous angioma compressing the superior sagittal sinus.
We report an autopsy case of a boy who, following drowning at the age of 15 years, was found to have severe occult hydrocephalus and a cavernous angioma compressing the lumen of the superior sagittal sinus. We speculate that the cause of hydrocephalus was increased intrasinus pressure with impaired drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.
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Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Health Sciences Centre and The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001344:Autopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000503:physiopathology; D004332:Drowning; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011312:Pressure