Neurosarcoidosis which manifested as acute hydrocephalus: diagnosis and treatment.
Neurosarcoidosis is generally expressed by various symptoms; it is exceptionally revealed by hydrocephalus. We report a 27-year-old African man hospitalized with acute neurological deterioration due to hydrocephalus. The treatment consisted of ventriculostomy and corticosteroid therapy; however a permanent shunt was not required. After six months of follow-up, the patient had fully recovered. Clinical presentation, neuroimaging findings and treatment modalities are discussed.
Benzagmout
Mohammed
M
Department of Neurosurgery, CHU Hassan II Fez, Morocco. benzagmout@hotmail.fr
Boujraf
Saïd
S
Góngora-Rivera
Fernando
F
Bresson
Damien
D
Van-Effenterre
Rémy
R
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy