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Case Reports
. 2008 May;24(5):633-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-007-0542-z. Epub 2007 Dec 7.

Spontaneous third ventriculostomy in chronic obstructive hydrocephalus

Fatih Ersay Deniz  1 , Kubilay Ece, Ozgür Celik, Nejat Akalan, Mehmet Murat Firat
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Case Reports

Spontaneous third ventriculostomy in chronic obstructive hydrocephalus

Fatih Ersay Deniz et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 May.

Abstract

Introduction: Spontaneous ventriculostomy is a rare condition, and only few cases are reported. Cine magnetic resonance imaging can demonstrate the flow from the ventriculostomy.

Case report: A 25-year-old woman with a known tectal glioma and hydrocephalus was proved to have spontaneous third ventriculostomy.

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