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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr 6;193(14):E480.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.200889.

Asymptomatic hydrocephalus

Amit R Persad  1 , Victoria Bass  1 , Kotoo Meguro  2
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Case Reports

Asymptomatic hydrocephalus

Amit R Persad et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1:
Computed tomography images showing massive ventriculomegaly in the brain of a 72-year-old woman. Axial views at the level of (A) the lateral ventricles showing thinned cortex, (B) the foramen of Monro showing an open foramen of Monro and enlarged third ventricle, and (C) the fourth ventricle showing the small caliber of the fourth ventricle (arrow). (D) Sagittal (arrow indicates the fourth ventricle) and (E) axial views showing obstructive ventriculomegaly. Note: L = lateral ventricle, FM = foramen of Monro, TV = third ventricle.
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