Obstructive Infantile Hydrocephalus Secondary to Meningoventriculitis: A Case Report

Obstructive Infantile Hydrocephalus Secondary to Meningoventriculitis: A Case Report

Obstructive infantile hydrocephalus may arise due to anatomic or functional obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid flow. Obstruction of the aqueduct of sylvius (aqueductal stenosis) causes dilation of the lateral and third ventricles, while the size of the fourth ventricle remains relatively normal. Ob...

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Main Authors:	Rupesh Raut, Shailes Paudel, Prakriti Bhandari, Umang Gupta, Anil Nepali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nepal Medical Association 2023-07-01
Series:	Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Subjects:	case reports; hydrocephalus; infectious ventriculitis; meningitis; ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Online Access:	https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8219

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