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Published on: October 14, 2022
Congenital hydrocephalus diagnosed in a nonagenarian: Case report
Frank Martinez1, Juliana Rotter1, Christopher Graffeo1,2
1Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract:
Congenital hydrocephalus after peripartum infection usually presents early in life; however, we present a 92-year-old female patient with newly diagnosed hydrocephalus secondary to peripartum infection. Intracranial imaging showed ventriculomegaly, calcifications bilaterally throughout the cerebral hemispheres, and findings suggesting a chronic process. This presentation is most likely to occur in low-resource settings, and given the risks of operation, conservative management was preferred.

