Anatomical variants in the floor of the third ventricle; implications for endoscopic third ventriculostomy
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Anatomical variants in the floor of the third ventricle; implications for endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
Longstanding hydrocephalus and raised intracranial pressure can lead to unusual anatomical variants in the floor of the third ventricle, which may be important when performing endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Two middle aged patients with symptomatic longstanding hydrocephalus had scans that showed ventricular hydrocephalus, an empty sella, and a dilated infundibular recess which herniated int...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.4.531