BACKGROUND In developed countries, the incidence of neonatal hydrocephalus ranges from 3 to 5 cases per 1000 live births, but little is known about the frequency of hydrocephalus in Africa. In Mozambique, there is no primary information related to this disorder, but using the above data, the expected incidence of neonatal hydrocephalus would range from 2900 to 4800 cases per year. METHODS Thi...

A 76-year-old woman presented with a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) manifesting as typical symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus such as progressive dementia, gait disturbances, and urinary incontinence. The cerebrospinal fluid pressure during lumbar puncture was 120 mmH(2)O. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed ventricular dilation and diffuse white matter changes,...

INTRODUCTION Patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus often show neuropsychiatric symptoms besides the triad of 'classic' symptoms. Memantine has been reported to have positive effects on the neuropsychiatric symptoms of patients with Alzheimer's disease and patients with dementia with Lewy bodies. We administered memantine to a Japanese patient with probable idiopathic normal pre...

Vuia1 reported two twin brothers diagnosed with congenital spongy degeneration of the brain featured by accumulation of lamellar bodies within the mitochondria, and free in the cellular cytoplasm with tendency to form inclusions of the multilamellar or finger-print type. Watanabe2 described in a 51/2-year-old boy with congenital myopathy associated with communicating hydrocephalus myofibrillar ...

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a commonly used mechanical device indicated for congenital and acquired hydrocephalus in children. Although VP failure not uncommon, the symptomatology cause of can vary. In this case, we describe intestinal obstruction three-year-old Caucasian female with history Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma placement management hydrocephalus. Surgical exploration revealed ischem...

Postembolization hydrocephalus with bare platinum coils has not been reported, to our knowledge. We report 2 cases of unusual delayed hydrocephalus after treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms with bare platinum coils.

External hydrocephalus occurs frequently with ventriculomegaly and refers to extra axial fluid collections observed after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Early symptomatic external hydrocephalus without ventriculomegaly following endovascular coil embolization of a ruptured aneurysm has not been previously reported.

Hydrocephalus has been demonstrated to be an independent risk factor for poor outcomes in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Blockage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow and drainage is widely considered to play a vital role in communicating hydrocephalus, possibly due to subarachnoid fibrosis. A previous study indicated that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), a key fibrogenic fact...

In a consecutive series of 473 patients admitted within 72 hours after a subarachnoid hemorrhage, 91 (19%) had hydrocephalus on the initial computed tomogram. Consciousness was unimpaired in 25 of the 91 (28%). In 11 more patients acute hydrocephalus developed within 1 week after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Thirty-eight (8%) of all 473 patients subsequently showed clinical deterioration because of...