Third ventriculostomy for internal hydrocephalus complicated by unrecognized subdural hygroma and hematoma: a case report of a patient treated by Dr. Walter Dandy.
The authors review the case of a patient treated by Dr. Walter Dandy. When the patient was a young child he underwent two right transtemporal third ventriculostomies during which he sustained an unrecognized contralateral subdural hygroma and a chronic subdural hematoma with a mild infantile hemiparesis. He was able to complete high school, albeit at a slower pace than usual. As an adult he held several limited employment positions, lived at home for several decades, and was later cared for at a nursing home for a short time. The patient died when he was 66 years of age.
King
Robert B
RB
Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA. kingr@upstate.edu
Davis
Richard L
RL
Collins
George H
GH
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000266:history; D018450:Disease Progression; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history*; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000601:surgery*; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000266:history*