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Case Reports
. 1978 Jan;9(1):31-4.

Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to an ectatic basilar artery

R A Rozario, H L Levine, R M Scott
  • PMID: 304607
Case Reports

Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to an ectatic basilar artery

R A Rozario et al. Surg Neurol. 1978 Jan.

Abstract

A 57 year-old white hypertensive male presented with a five-month history of progressive dementia and a clinical picture suggestive of normal pressure hydrocephalus. A CT scan and vertebral angiogram demonstrated an ectatic basilar artery obstructing the posterior third ventricle; the resulting hydrocephalus was relieved by a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt and the patient's symptoms resolved completely.

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