Spontaneous ventriculostomy in a patient with obstructive hydrocephalus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Spontaneous ventriculostomy related to progressive obstructive hydrocephalus is rare. Radiologic demonstration of such a phenomenon can be delineated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cine MRI. A 59-year-old woman with a known tectal glioma and symptoms of chronic hydrocephalus developed progressively worsening headaches. During follow-up, she noted spontaneous relief of her headaches. Follow-up cine MRI demonstrated a spontaneous ventriculostomy via the floor of the third ventricle. Clinicians should be aware of spontaneous ventriculostomy demonstrable on cine MRI because it may obviate the need for a CSF diversion procedure.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Stem Neoplasms
- Central Nervous System Cysts
- Glioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Rupture, Spontaneous