Armored brain in a young girl with a syndromal hydrocephalus.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27778104.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00701-016-2991-1 and PMC identifier 5177664.
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Abstract
The authors present a case of a young girl affected by a syndromal hydrocephalus who developed a bilateral ossified chronic subdural hematoma with the typical radiological appearance of "the armored brain". Bilateral calcified chronic subdural hematoma is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. There is controversy in the treatment, but most published literature discourages a surgical intervention to remove the calcifications.
Medical subject headings
- Calcinosis
- Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic
- Hydrocephalus
- Ossification, Heterotopic
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt