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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 6
| Issue : 2 | Page : 129-130 |
Obstructive hydrocephalus resulting from cerebral venous thrombosis
Göksel Leblebisatan1, Uluç Yis1, Mustafa Dogan1, Ümit Derundere2
1 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gaziantep Children's Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
2 Radyotek Imaging Center, Gaziantep, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Uluç Yis
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Gaziantep Children's Hospital, Gaziantep
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.92836
Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare form of stroke in childhood. Increased intracranial pressure is a well-defined complication of cerebral venous thrombosis but obstructive hydrocephalus as a presentation finding of cerebral venous thrombosis is rarely described. A child case of cerebral sinus thrombosis presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus and management of clinical condition is presented with discussion of reported cases and treatment recommendations.
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