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Case Reports
. 1991 Dec;75(6):960-2.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1991.75.6.0960.

Obstructive hydrocephalus caused by an abnormal vein in the aqueduct. Case report

A Watanabe  1 , R Ishii, M Kamada, Y Suzuki, K Hirano, H Okamura
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Case Reports

Obstructive hydrocephalus caused by an abnormal vein in the aqueduct. Case report

A Watanabe et al. J Neurosurg. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

A case is reported of aqueductal stenosis caused by an abnormal draining vein and demonstrated by computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt relieved the patient's progressive headaches.

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