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Congenital hydrocephalus

J. Malagón-Valdez [REV NEUROL 2006;42 (Supl. 3):S39-S44] PMID: 16642450 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.42S03.2006055

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Volumen 42 | Number S03 | Nº of views of the article 16.042 | Nº of PDF downloads 3.743 | Article publication date 27/04/2006

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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION Congenital hydrocephalus or ventriculomegaly is a disorder that now can be diagnosed in uterus with ultrasonography, this gives the chance of being able to give a treatment the earliest as possible. DEVELOPMENT. The clinical manifestations are reviewed, the diagnosis, the frequent treatment and causes of congenital hydrocephalus, being the first agenesis of the Sylvius’ aqueduct, followed by Arnold-Chiari’s malformations with mielomeningocele.

CONCLUSIONS In most of the cases the peritoneal-ventricle shunt is the best surgery treatment and now, the treatment with ventriculostomy of third ventricle by endoscopy has fewer complications apparently and in several cases it is the definitive treatment. The evolution of the diagnosis with the support of specific therapies is effective and the early treatment is good, of course taking into account the etiology. KeywordsAchondroplasia Agenesis of Sylvius’ aqueduct Arnold-Chiari malformation Congenital hydrocephalus Dandy-Walker syndrome Ventriculomegaly

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