Triventricular hydrocephalus: review of 71 cases evaluated at the Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta" Milan over the last 10 years

The authors review 71 patients with triventricular hydrocephalus in whom a contrast-enhanced CT scan did not show any tumoral or vascular lesion that could have caused the hydrocephalus. The patients were subdivided into three age groups. The results of the neuroradiological examination, the surgica...

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Published inChild's nervous system Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 170
Main Authors Valentini, L, Solero, C L, Lasio, G, Giombini, S, Visintini, S, Balestrini, M R, Giordano, L, Grisoli, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.03.1995
Subjects
Adolescent
Age of Onset
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydrocephalus - etiology
Hydrocephalus - physiopathology
Hydrocephalus - surgery
Infant
Male
Mesencephalon - physiopathology
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - adverse effects
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Summary:The authors review 71 patients with triventricular hydrocephalus in whom a contrast-enhanced CT scan did not show any tumoral or vascular lesion that could have caused the hydrocephalus. The patients were subdivided into three age groups. The results of the neuroradiological examination, the surgical treatment, and the complications of the shunt procedure are analyzed, with special reference to the high number (13) of periaqueductal alterations of signal pattern found on MRI (interpreted as a "slow growing" neoplasm) and to the incidence and causes of shunt malfunction.
ISSN:0256-7040
DOI:10.1007/BF00570259