Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Diagnosis: Hydrocephalus, blocked shunt 12-years-old girl with spina bifida, hydrocephalus and shunt Presented with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure due to blocked shunt CT scan showed dilated…
read moreEndoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Diagnosis: hydrocephalus 8-years-old girl Headaches, seizures, gait ataxia MR: ventriculomegaly, pachymeningitis EQUIPMENT USED Storz Lotta endoscope Bipolar electrode Sharp click-line biopsy forceps Decq forceps 1 mm 3F…
read moreEndoscopic Tumour Biopsy Diagnosis: Low grade glioma 6-year-old girl Unwell, lethargic, vomiting MR scan: hydrocephalus, large infiltrating tumour in left hemisphere extending to left lateral and third ventricle with ventriculomegaly…
read moreEndoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Diagnosis: Dandy Walker Malformation and hydrocephalus 8-month-old girl Macrocephaly Wide based gait and truncal ataxia (caudal vermian syndrome) CT scan: hydrocephalus, Dandy Walker Malformation Endoscopic third ventriculostomy…
read moreEndoscopic fenestration of intraventricular arachnoid cyst Diagnosis: Intraventricular arachnoid cyst 14-month-old girl Acutely unwell after a fall Bulging fontanelle, sunseting eyes, bradycardia Macrocephaly which had not been investigated CT scan:…
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