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Aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus: rare sequelae of mumps virus infections
Neuroradiology
|October 27, 1976
Abstract:
A case of a rare acquired form of aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus developing as a late sequela of mumps virus infection of the central nervous system is presented. The experimental studies of mumps induced aqueductal stenosis in hamsters and mice and the four previously reported cases in the literature are reviewed.
Insights
Mumps virus infection can cause rare acquired aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus. This study presents a case and reviews experimental findings in animals and prior human cases.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Virology
- Pathology
Background:
- Aqueductal stenosis, a blockage in the cerebral aqueduct, can lead to hydrocephalus.
- Mumps virus infection of the central nervous system is a known, though uncommon, cause of neurological sequelae.
- Acquired forms of aqueductal stenosis are less common than congenital ones.