Surgical management of arrested hydrocephalus: case report, literature review, and 18-month follow-up

Adult hydrocephalus is a heterogeneous clinical entity that likely encompasses multiple syndromes with varied etiologies. This is reflected in the literature, where various groups have referred to the condition as “arrested hydrocephalus,” “asymptomatic hydrocephalus,” “occult hydrocephalus,” “compensated hydrocephalus,” and more recently, “long-standing overt ventriculomegaly of adulthood (LOVA),” or “late-onset idiopathic aqueductal stenosis (LIAS)” [1–5]. These diagnoses share a r adiographic finding of stable, enlarged ventricles and a clinical history of normal development and neurologic function.

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - October 26, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jennifer Hong, Benjamin G. Barrena, S. Scott Lollis, David F. Bauer Source Type: research