Hydrocephalus caused by dolichoectatic basilar artery. Case report.
The authors report a rare case of dolichoectatic basilar artery causing hydrocephalus by direct compression of foramen of Monro, documented by brain CT scan and MRI angiography, treated by positioning a biventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Pathogenesis, diagnostic difficulty and treatment are discussed.
Ricci
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G
Department of Neurological Sciences, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Lenzi
J
J
Esposito
V
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis