Severe Hydrocephalus due to Obstructive Basilar Dolichoectasia of the Third Ventricle
  • Clarice Laverdeur
    Service des Urgences, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium
  • Murielle Azongmo Tadjouteu
    ervice des Urgences, CHR Citadelle de Liège, Liège, Belgium
  • Claude Ngah Berenger
    Service des Urgences, CHR de Huy, Liège, Belgium
  • Yilmaz Gorur
    Service de Radiologie, Clinique André Renard, Herstal, Belgium
  • Benoît Cardos
    Service de Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique, Université deLiège, Belgium
  • Noel Lorenzo-Villalba
    Service de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
  • Deeba Ali
    Services des Urgences, CHC Clinique MontLégia, Liège, Belgium

Keywords

Dolichoectasia hydrocephalus, brain magnetic resonance imaging, vertebro-basilar dolichoectasia

Abstract

Vertebro-basilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a rare pathology of unknown aetiology. Its clinical presentation is wide and prognosis is generally poor with a high mortality rate. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard for diagnosis.
We report an unusual case of intracranial dolichoectasia. VBD was revealed during investigation of a patient with altered mental status. CT brain imaging demonstrated severe obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to compression of the third ventricle. Management is always challenging and depends on the location and the mode of presentation. Our patient died despite surgical management with placement of an external ventricular shunt

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    Published: 2022-07-27
    Issue: 2022: Vol 9 No 7 (view)

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    Laverdeur C, Azongmo Tadjouteu M, Ngah Berenger C, Gorur Y, Cardos B, Lorenzo-Villalba N, Ali D. Severe Hydrocephalus due to Obstructive Basilar Dolichoectasia of the Third Ventricle. EJCRIM 2022;9 doi:10.12890/2022_003436.

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