We describe a patient with sarcoid meningitis and hydrocephalus who improved rapidly after initiation of oral prednisone therapy, but who later decompensated acutely and required an emergency ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Hydrocephalus associated with neurosarcoidosis may progress despite steroid treatment, even when symptoms have improved. If hydrocephalus associated with neurosarcoidosis is tre...

Sixty-two patients with coccidioidal meningitis underwent neuroimaging. Magnetic resonance imaging detected neuroimaging abnormalities in 76% of patients, and computed tomography scanning detected neuroimaging abnormalities in 41.6%. The most common abnormal neuroimaging findings were hydrocephalus (51.6%), basilar meningitis (46.8%), and cerebral infarction (38.7%). Significantly elevated mort...

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE Approximately 40% of hemorrhagic stroke survivors develop hydrocephalus. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been shown to be anti-inflammation following experimental stroke; however, its effect upon post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus formation is not known. The objective of this study is to investigate whether HBO therapy can effectively reduce hydrocephalus formation and improve neur...

Supratentorial arachnoidal cysts are usually associated with signs of fracture of the skull but hydrocephalus has not been reported in connexion with such cysts. In none of the 18 cases reviewed by Tiberin and Gruszkiewicz (1961) was hydrocephalus found. A 3-year-old child was recently seen with signs of hydrocephalus and a large arachnoidal cyst of the right cerebral hemisphere. The rarity of ...

OBJECTIVE We sought to identify the prevalence of MRI features of disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus in possible idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (DESH-iNPH) and to describe the clinico-radiological features and outcomes of a community-based investigation (The Vienna Trans-Danube Aging study). METHODS Of the 697 inhabitants (all 75 years old), 503 completed e...

BACKGROUND The management of hydrocephalus in developing countries is challenging. Hydrocephalus is a common childhood disorder in developing countries in particular and its management is quite challenging. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is associated with high failure rates and complications. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) with potentially lower complication rate could improve care an...

INTRODUCTION After a time of domination of shunt placement, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been increasingly applied in treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. AIM To assess the effectiveness of ETV in treatment of adults with three-ventricle hydrocephalus of different etiology. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety-six patients with obstructive hydrocephalus were studied: 24 with primary...

BACKGROUND Although maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) is a highly sensitive marker for certain congenital malformations such as open neural tube and ventral wall defects, its usefulness as a screening test for fetal hydrocephalus is uncertain. We wished to determine the distribution of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels associated with fetal hydrocephalus in a population-based scree...

Received 2/20/2002; accepted 3/25/2002. For correspondence or reprints contact:Yi-Hsin Weng, M.D., Movement Disorders Unit, First Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: (886)3-3281200 ext. 8414, Fax: (886)3-3971504 Hydrocephalus is often characterized by gait disturbance, cognitive dysfunction, and/or urinary incontine...