Acute post-traumatic hydrocephalus in an infant due to aqueductal obstruction by a blood clot: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Acute post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) in an infant with mild head injury is a rare entity.


METHODS
We report in this paper an 11-month-old baby who presented with acute PTH secondary to aqueductal obstruction by an intraventricular blood clot. The child recovered completely following a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute hydrocephalus may develop secondary to aqueductal obstruction by a blood clot in children with even mild head injury.
Gupta
Sunil Kumar
SK
Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. drguptasunil@gmail.com
Sharma
Tarun
T
D000208:Acute Disease; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt