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Delayed pneumocephalus following shunting for hydrocephalus.
[hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius]
Delayed
pneumocephalus
is
a
rare
but
well-reported
complication
of
cerebrospinal
fluid
diversion
procedures
.
In
most
cases
the
air
enters
the
intracranial
cavity
via
a
skull
base
defect
.
We
report
a
case
of
hydrocephalus
secondary
to
aqueduct
stenosis
.
The
patient
developed
pneumocephalus
2
months
after
successful
placement
of
a
ventriculoperitoneal
shunt
.
We
describe
an
attempt
at
endoscopic
diagnosis
and
repair
of
the
fistula
.
This
was
unsuccessful
,
presumably
because
the
defect
was
too
small
to
localize
even
with
the
use
of
intrathecal
fluorescein
.
We
subsequently
performed
a
conventional
craniotomy
and
anterior
fossa
repair
with
placement
of
an
antisiphon
device
.
We
suggest
that
in
certain
cases
,
when
patients
present
with
long
-standing
hydrocephalus
,
it
may
be
advisable
to
insert
either
a
high
-pressure
valve
or
antisiphon
device
as
a
primary
measure
.
Diseases
Validation
Diseases presenting
"hydrocephalus"
symptom
achondroplasia
alexander disease
canavan disease
congenital toxoplasmosis
harlequin ichthyosis
hirschsprung disease
homocystinuria without methylmalonic aciduria
hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius
krabbe disease
monosomy 21
proteus syndrome
severe combined immunodeficiency
sneddon syndrome
von hippel-lindau disease
wiskott-aldrich syndrome
This symptom has already been validated