Chronic Intraventricular Encapsulated Hematoma in an Adult: A Case Report.
This case report is a presentation of a chronic intraventricular encapsulated hematoma in an adult who presented with gait disturbance, fever, palsy of N. III, N. VI and N. VII, and photophobia. Ophthalmoscopy revealed a bilateral papilledema. Computed tomography scans and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intraventricular mass in the lateral ventricle. Preoperative diagnosis could not rule out a neoplasm. The lesion was totally removed with open surgery and was found to be a chronic intraventricular encapsulated hematoma. A chronic intraventricular encapsulated hematoma is a rare entity. After the removal of the mass, the clinical symptoms of the patient gradually resolved.
Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Athens 'G. Gennimatas', Athens, Greece.
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Kechagias
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Ioakimidou
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Georgakoulias
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Seretis
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Kontogeorgos