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Hydrocephalus caused by dolichoectatic basilar artery. Case report
1Department of Neurological Sciences, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences
|December 29, 2000
Abstract:
The authors report a rare case of dolichoectatic basilar artery causing hydrocephalus by direct compression of foramen of Monro, documented by brain CT scan and MRI angiography, treated by positioning a biventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Pathogenesis, diagnostic difficulty and treatment are discussed.