Acute post-traumatic hydrocephalus in children due to aqueductal obstruction by blood clot: a series of 6 patients.
Pietro SpennatoClaudio RuggieroRaffaele Stefano ParlatoVincenzo TrischittaGiuseppe MironeMaria Serena De SantiGiuseppe CinalliPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)
Hydrocephalus secondary to clot in the aqueduct may rarely be the result of mild head injury in young children. Usually, prompt surgical management warrants a very good outcome. Most children may be treated without a permanent shunt, by using external drains and endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- young adults
- end stage renal disease
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- ejection fraction
- cerebrospinal fluid
- liver failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- ultrasound guided
- respiratory failure
- patient reported outcomes
- intensive care unit
- brain injury
- coronary artery
- patient reported
- optic nerve
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation