title: Acute tetraventricular hydrocephalus caused by mumps meningoencephalitis in a child.
abstract: Mumps is one of the common causes of childhood aseptic meningitis and encephalitis. Although central nervous system involvement is a common manifestation, hydrocephalus is a very rare complication of mumps, with just a few cases reported in the literature to date. Here we report on an 8-year-old boy with acute tetraventricular hydrocephalus caused by mumps meningoencephalitis and treated by external ventricular drainage and following ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, TR-67600, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey. chaydemir@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cumhur
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydemir
authors.forename: Nilufer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eldes
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kolsal
authors.forename: Gonca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ustundag
authors.forename: Sanser
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Zuhal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020546:Fourth Ventricle / Q000601:surgery; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000379:methods