["Water Hammer effect": a rare mechanism of hydrocephalus].
We are reporting a case of functional hydrocephalus in a 66-year-old male patient presenting for gait disturbance. The etiology of the disease is a cerebrospinal fluid flow disturbance due to an ectatic basilar artery at the level of Monro foramen. Different pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed below.
Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Saint-Georges, centre hospitalier universitaire, Rmeil, 166 378 Achrafieh, Beirut, Liban. paulhage32@hotmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*