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- Title
A case report on communicating hydrocephalus due to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A rare scenario.
- Authors
Talha, Khandaker Abu; Sulaiman, Mohammad; Hamed, Sameh; Khemakhem, Moez
- Abstract
There are different causes of hydrocephalus. Lack of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption due to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is one of the rare causes of hydrocephalus. We present a 47-year-old gentleman who had complaint of headache for 2 months. He was diagnosed as communicating hydrocephalus due to right transverse sinus and anterior part of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. The patient was treated by CSF diversion procedure. There are only few cases have been published on hydrocephalus due to the same etiology.
- Subjects
SINUS thrombosis; HYDROCEPHALUS; CEREBROSPINAL fluid; THROMBOSIS; BRAIN diseases; ETIOLOGY of diseases
- Publication
Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
2278-1900
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/sjhs.sjhs_57_17