Acute hydrocephalus secondary to obstruction of the foramen of Monro and cerebral aqueduct caused by a choroid plexus cyst in the lateral ventricle: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 236-239

  Nahed, Brian V ^a   Darbar, Aneela ^a   Doiron, Robert ^a   Saad, Ali ^a   Robson, Caroline D ^a   Smith, Edward R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute hydrocephalus; Choroid plexus cyst; Endoscopy; Obstruction; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOROID PLEXUS; CYSTS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38449093066     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/09/236     Document Type: Article

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