Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 5, 2025

07:56
Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model of Neonatal Stroke in P10 Rats
Published on: April 21, 2017
10.6K
Middle Cerebral Artery Compromise Associated With Post-traumatic Hydrocephalus: A Case Report
Tzu-Ning Chen1,2, Keng-Liang Kuo3, Chih-Lung Lin3
1Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
|January 15, 2024
Summary
Post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) can cause rare complications like extracranial herniation after decompressive craniectomy. Prompt intervention with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt improved hemiplegia and blood flow in a patient.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Neurology
- Radiology
Background:
- Post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) is a frequent complication after decompressive craniectomy.
- Symptoms of PTH include headache, nausea, vomiting, and papilledema.
- Extracranial herniation with hemiplegia is a rare but serious complication of PTH post-craniotomy.

