title: Hydrocephalus complicating a cervical spine fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: We present a case of obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to ascending spinal cord oedema, sustained after cervical spine fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ascending oedema from a cervical cord injury causing obstructive hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Challagundla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed